The Elderly Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease: Is Dialysis the Best and Only Option?

Singapore is facing an ageing population. This is reflected in the growing number of patients needing to consider starting dialysis in their golden years. In our review, we have found that there is a survival benefit for starting dialysis in our geriatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient with...

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Main Authors: Sheryl Gan Shien Wen MBChB, MRCP, Choong Meng Chan MBBS, FRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-06-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581202100206