Conservative management is the active treatment of physical and psychological symptoms without the treatment of dialysis or transplantation.
Therapy Options – Conservative Management | Baxter – talks about what is involved in conservative care.
Conservative management in kidney disease -National Kidney Federation offer a one-page summary.
Here is a conservative care decision aid to help you make an informed choice regarding conservative management or dialysis.
Choosing not to have dialysis | Kidney Care UK – have produced a leaflet to also help you make that decision.
Choosing to stop dialysis | Kidney Care UK – At any time, you can choose to stop dialysis. This is a big decision and the psychology team and nurses at your unit will be available to discuss your thoughts. Kidney Care UK produced this information leaflet to help you.
