Article
Individual Frailty Components and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Transplantation - 1 Sept 2017
McAdams-DeMarco Mara A, Ying Hao, Olorundare Israel, King Elizabeth A, Haugen Christine, Buta Brian, Gross Alden L, Kalyani Rita, Desai Niraj M, Dagher Nabil N, Lonze Bonnie E, Montgomery Robert A, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Walston Jeremy D, Segev Dorry L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Frailty increases early hospital readmission and mortality risk among kidney transplantation (KT) recipients. Although frailty represents a high-risk state for this population, the correlates of frailty, the patterns of the 5 frailty components, and the risk associated with these patterns are unclear. METHODS: Six hundred sixty-three KT recipients were enrolled in a cohort study of frailty in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
