Intradialytic Symptoms and Recovery Time: Thinking 'Outside the Box' to Improve Patients' Dialysis Experience

Ebele M Umeukeje^{1

2

3}, Kerri L Cavanaugh^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Nashville, TN.
² Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
³ Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Nashville, TN.

Editorial

Ebele M Umeukeje et al. Kidney Med. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 28;2(2):98-101.

doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.02.001. eCollection 2020 Mar-Apr.

Ebele M Umeukeje^{1

2

3}, Kerri L Cavanaugh^{1

2

3}

¹ Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Nashville, TN.
² Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
³ Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Nashville, TN.

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Intradialytic Symptoms and Recovery Time in Patients on Thrice-Weekly In-Center Hemodialysis: A Cross-sectional Online Survey.
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