The clinical status and survival in elderly dialysis: example of the oldest region of France
The number of elderly (≥75 years) patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased markedly, including in the Limousin region, which has the oldest population in France. We retrospectively compared outcomes in elderly and non-elderly ESRD patients who started dialysis during two time perio...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMC nephrology 2013-06, Vol.14 (1), p.131-131, Article 131 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The number of elderly (≥75 years) patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased markedly, including in the Limousin region, which has the oldest population in France. We retrospectively compared outcomes in elderly and non-elderly ESRD patients who started dialysis during two time periods.
Baseline clinical characteristics, care, and survival rates were assessed in 557 ESRD patients aged ≥75 and |
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ISSN: | 1471-2369 1471-2369 |
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2369-14-131 |