Dialysis in older adults (IMAGE)
Caption
For older adults with complex health problems, immediately starting dialysis when their kidney function falls below a standard threshold gives them about a week more of life but two more weeks in a hospital or care home, Stanford Medicine-led research has found.
Credit
Emily Moskal/Stanford Medicine
Usage Restrictions
The illustration must be credited Emily Moskal/Stanford Medicine. It may be used only in an editorial manner and not for any commercial, promotional, endorsement, advertising or merchandising purpose. It may be used only in conjunction with a story about the research described in this article.
License
Original content