The we-won‘t-change argument, currently very famous in climate discussions, has reached #nephrology.
If #exercise on dialysis is expensive but improves QoL, then the answer is: ENGAGE in having it reimbursed!
We did this for vitamins and phosphate binders, which don’t even improve QoL.
Our patients can’t afford this nihilism. Wake up, #dialysis nephrology!
https://academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ndt/gfad178/7240750?rss=1
Thought experiment: Name all interventions in #hemodialysis that have proven to reduce hospitalisations and /or improve QoL.
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