Evaluation of unplanned dialysis as a predictor of mortality in elderly dialysis patients: a retrospective data analysis
Abstract Background Increasing numbers of elderly patients are undergoing long-term dialysis. However, the role of dialysis in survival and quality of life is unclear, and poor outcomes may be associated with comorbidities rather than with age only. The initiation of unplanned dialysis in elderly pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0778-0 |