Advanced directives in end-stage chronic renal failure patients on dialysis therapy

of the dialysis patients would be extremely helpful to substitute decision-makers and nephrologists in deciding whether to continue or stop a treatment. The population of the Mediterranean countries show this opinion with less frequency. The objective of this study is: 1) the knowledge of the patient´s view for the advance directives; it may increase the likelihood to get the correct decisions of the staff when complica-tions break the normal course of chronic dialysis, and 2) the statement of the advan-ce directives. Material and method: We distributed 135 questionnaires to patients with chronic renal failure in dialysis treatment of the Sabadell´s Hospital to explore demographic information about responders and not-responders and explore the rate of question-naires was completed about the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, respirator, tube fee-ding and dialysis in case of coma, persistent vegetative state, severe dementia and terminal illness. We explore about the representative of patients and in case of not-responders about the cause to not answer. Results: Sixty-four of 135 patients (47,8%) did not want cardiopulmonary resusci