Kidney function and symptom development over time in elderly patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: results of the EQUAL cohort study

Background. Initiation of renal replacement therapy often results from a combination of kidney function deterioration and symptoms related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. We investigated the association between kidney function decline and symptom development in patients with advanced CK...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2021-04, Vol.36 (5), p.862-870
Hauptverfasser: Janmaat, Cynthia J., van Diepen, Merel, Meuleman, Yvette, Chesnaye, Nicholas C., Drechsler, Christiane, Torino, Claudia, Wanner, Christoph, Postorino, Maurizio, Szymczak, Maciej, Evans, Marie, Caskey, Fergus J., Jager, Kitty J., Dekker, Friedo W., Investigators, Equal Study
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Zusammenfassung:Background. Initiation of renal replacement therapy often results from a combination of kidney function deterioration and symptoms related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. We investigated the association between kidney function decline and symptom development in patients with advanced CKD. Methods. In the European Quality study on treatment in advanced CKD (EQUAL study), a European prospective cohort study, patients with advanced CKD aged >= 65 years and a kidney function that dropped
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfz277