Functional status, pre-dialysis health and clinical outcomes among elderly dialysis patients

Functional status, pre-dialysis health and clinical outcomes among elderly dialysis patients

Abstract Background Elderly patients comprise the fastest growing population initiating dialysis in United States. The impact of poor functional status and pre-dialysis health status on clinical outcomes in elderly dialysis patients is not well studied. Methods We studied a retrospective cohort of 4...

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Main Authors: Silvi Shah, Anthony C. Leonard, Charuhas V. Thakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Functional status
Elderly
Mortality
Vascular access
and Dialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0898-1

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