Concurrent hospice in a Veteran's Affairs dialysis unit: A single center experience and lessons learned over 4 years

Abstract: End stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients until recently have been effectively excluded from receiving hospice benefits unless they withdraw from renal replacement …

Feasibility of nurse-facilitated advance care planning among older Veterans in a dialysis unit and an oncology infusion center

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Many veterans with serious illnesses, such as end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis and advanced cancer requiring treatment infusions, must make …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of dialysis service and mortality in Veterans receiving maintenance hemodialysis in the VA: An interrupted time-series analysis

Abstract: Introduction: According to the US Renal Data System (USRDS), patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on maintenance dialysis had higher mortality during early …

100 years of the Royal Air Force's contribution to medicine: providing care in the air and delivering care by air

Abstract: The Royal Air Force (RAF) came into being during World War I as the world's first independent air force on the 1 April 1918, amalgamating elements of the Royal Flying …