Comprehensive conservative care for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

The number of patients given renal replacement therapy (RRT) has expanded significantly over the last few decades, but it is increasingly recognized that such invasive treatment might not offer the intended and desired quality of life for very frail, elderly people and those with multiple co-morbidities. Comprehensive conservative care is an increasingly accepted and recognized way to provide viable, high-quality treatment for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are unlikely to benefit from or choose not to have RRT.