Validation of prognostic indices for short term mortality in an incident dialysis population of older adults >75.

<h4>Rational and objective</h4>Prognosis provides critical knowledge for shared decision making between patients and clinicians. While several prognostic indices for mortality in dialysis patients have been developed, their performance among elderly patients initiating dialysis is unknow...

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Main Authors: Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, LaTonya J Hickson, Rachel Giblon, Atieh Pajouhi, Natalie Connell, Megan Branda, Amrit K Vasdev, Rozalina G McCoy, Ladan Zand, Navdeep Tangri, Nilay D Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244081