Clinical outcomes and mortality in elderly peritoneal dialysis patients

Clinical outcomes and mortality in elderly peritoneal dialysis patients

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical outcomes and identify the predictors of mortality in elderly patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study including all incident peritoneal dialysis cases in patients ≥65 years of age treated from 2001 to 2014. Demographic...

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Main Authors: Tamer Sakacı, Elbis Ahbap, Yener Koc, Taner Basturk, Zuhal Atan Ucar, Ayse Sınangıl, Mustafa Sevınc, Ekrem Kara, Cuneyt Akgol, Arzu Ozdemır Kayalar, Feyza Bayraktar Caglayan, Tuncay Sahutoglu, Abdulkadir Ünsal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-05-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Peritoneal Dialysis
Elderly
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000500363&lng=en&tlng=en

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