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Fliss Murtagh

Hull York Medical School, University of Hull
Verified email at hyms.ac.uk
Cited by 15034

The prevalence of symptoms in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review

FEM Murtagh, J Addington-Hall, IJ Higginson - Advances in chronic kidney …, 2007 - Elsevier
Symptoms in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are underrecognized. Prevalence studies
have focused on single symptoms rather than on the whole range of symptoms experienced. …

Understanding symptoms in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease managed without dialysis: use of a short patient-completed assessment tool

EL Murphy, FEM Murtagh, I Carey… - Nephron Clinical …, 2009 - karger.com
Background: It is often believed that patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD)
stage 4–5 have few symptoms, and that dying with renal disease is relatively symptom-free. …

The challenges of uncertainty and interprofessional collaboration in palliative care for non-cancer patients in the community: a systematic review of views from patients …

A Oishi, FEM Murtagh - Palliative medicine, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Primary care has the potential to play significant roles in providing effective
palliative care for non-cancer patients. Aim: To identify, critically appraise and synthesise the …

Dialysis or not? A comparative survival study of patients over 75 years with chronic kidney disease stage 5

FEM Murtagh, JE Marsh, P Donohoe… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. The number of elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 is
steadily increasing. Evidence is needed to inform decision-making for or against dialysis, …

How many people need palliative care? A study developing and comparing methods for population-based estimates

FEM Murtagh, C Bausewein, J Verne… - Palliative …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Murtagh (methods developed in this article) Uses number of people with selected underlying
cause of death (updated to current practice) plus contributing cause of death for selected …

[HTML][HTML] Executive summary of the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Supportive Care in Chronic Kidney Disease: developing a roadmap to improving quality care

…, V Jha, EA Brown, F Brennan, FEM Murtagh… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high burden of physical and
psychosocial symptoms, poor outcomes, and high costs of care. Current paradigms of care for …

Symptoms in advanced renal disease: a cross-sectional survey of symptom prevalence in stage 5 chronic kidney disease managed without dialysis

FEM Murtagh, JM Addington-Hall… - Journal of palliative …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Background: Numbers of patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) managed
conservatively (without dialysis) are increasing steadily but prevalence and severity of symptoms …

What is the impact of population ageing on the future provision of end-of-life care? Population-based projections of place of death

…, SN Etkind, J Verne, FEM Murtagh… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Population ageing represents a global challenge for future end-of-life care.
Given new trends in place of death, it is vital to examine where the rising number of deaths will …

A brief, patient-and proxy-reported outcome measure in advanced illness: validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS …

FEM Murtagh, C Ramsenthaler, A Firth… - Palliative …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Few measures capture the complex symptoms and concerns of those receiving
palliative care. Aim: To validate the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale, a measure …

Trajectories of kidney function decline in the 2 years before initiation of long-term dialysis

…, C Maynard, RA Rodriguez, FEM Murtagh… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about patterns of kidney function decline leading up to the
initiation of long-term dialysis. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING & …