A Clinical Prediction Score to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation

A Clinical Prediction Score to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation

Dialysis patients aged ≥70 years derive improved life expectancy through kidney transplantation compared with their waitlisted counterparts, but guidelines are not clear about how to identify appropriate transplantation candidates. We developed a clinical prediction score to identify elderly dialysi...

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Main Authors: Ling-Xin Chen, Michelle A. Josephson, Donald Hedeker, Kellie H. Campbell, Nicole Stankus, Milda R. Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Subjects:
elderly
kidney transplant referral
mortality
older adults
USRDS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024917300451

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