Q&A: Patients’ interviews highlight gravity of transitions to dialysis

Patients described transitions to dialysis as “traumatic” and “chaotic,” according to study data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. About 30% of patients with incident kidney failure experience an “optimal start,” defined by CMS as preemptive transplant, home dialysis or in-center hemodialysis with arteriovenous access, according to Megan Urbanski, PhD, MSW, assistant