From curing to caring: one character change makes a world of difference. Issues related to withholding/withdrawing renal replacement therapy (RRT) from patients with important co-morbidities
Abstract
From curing to caring: one character change makes a world of difference. Issues related to withholding/withdrawing renal replacement therapy (RRT) from patients with important co-morbidities Wim Van Biesen 1 , Norbert Lameire 1 , Nic Veys 1 and Bert Vanderhaegen 2 1 Renal Division and 2 Hospital Ethical Committee, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium Correspondence and offprint requests to : Wim Van Biesen, Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Email: wim.vanbiesen@ugent.be