Sleep and pain management are key components of patient care in ESRD
Journal: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Year: 2012

† The results presented in this paper have not been published previously in whole or part, except in abstract format. The care for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has focused on easily measurable processes of care outcomes such as Kt/V, hemoglobin and serum phosphorus levels. It has been thought that these metrics reflect the quality of care. Furthermore, improving these measurements would favorably influence the quality of life and survival on dialysis. However, an observational st