Peritoneal Dialysis in the elderly

Peritoneal Dialysis in the elderly

Abstract Peritoneal dialysis (PD) can provide an improved quality of life to older patients requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) compared to in-centre haemodialysis (HD). Frailty in the elderly poses challenges to PD, which may be met by assisted PD, and integration with geriatric and palliati...

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Main Authors: William White, Edwina Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: RDPLF 2018-06-01
Series:Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile
Subjects:
peritoneal dialysis, elderlyfrailty, assisted peritoneal dialysis
elderly frailty
peritoneal dialysis
assisted peritoneal dialysis
sujet âgé
dialyse péritonéale
Online Access:https://bdd.rdplf.org/index.php/bdd/article/view/18033

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