Article
Frailty phenotype and multi-domain impairments in older patients with chronic kidney disease.
BMC geriatrics - 29 Sept 2020
Vettoretti Simone, Caldiroli Lara, Porata Giulia, Vezza Carlotta, Cesari Matteo, Messa Piergiorgio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Older subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are often affected by multiple geriatric impairments that may benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). However, ordinary execution of CGA in all these individuals would be unaffordable. We evaluated if Frailty Phenotype (FP) could identify older CKD-patients that may benefit the most from a CGA. METHODS: We evaluated 112 CKD patients not...
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