American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
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Little is known about patterns of end-of-life care for patients with advanced kidney disease not treated with maintenance dialysis. ⋯ Among decedents, patients not treated with dialysis before death received less intensive patterns of end-of-life care than those treated with dialysis. Decedents for whom there had been a decision not to pursue dialysis therapy before death were more likely to receive palliative care and hospice.