Elderly Patients in a Large Nephrology Unit: Who Are Our Old, Old-Old and Oldest-Old Patients?

Elderly Patients in a Large Nephrology Unit: Who Are Our Old, Old-Old and Oldest-Old Patients?

The world population is aging, and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing. Whether this increase is also due to the methods currently being used to assess kidney function in the elderly is still a matter of discussion. We aimed to describe the actual referral pattern of CKD pat...

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Main Authors: Massimo Torreggiani, Antoine Chatrenet, Antioco Fois, Maria Rita Moio, Béatrice Mazé, Jean Philippe Coindre, Romain Crochette, Mickael Sigogne, Samuel Wacrenier, Léna Lecointre, Conrad Breuer, Hafedh Fessi, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
elderly
CKD-EPI
kidney function
equation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/6/1168

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