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Prevalence and feasibility of assessing the frailty phenotype among hemodialysis patients in a dialysis unit.
BMC nephrology - 13 Dec 2023
Wadhwa Anuradha, Balbale Salva N, Palleti Sujith K, Samra Manpreet, Lopez-Soler Reynold I, Stroupe Kevin T, Markossian Talar W, Huisingh-Scheetz Megan
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BACKGROUND: Frailty increases risk of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Frailty assessments could trigger risk reduction interventions if broadly adopted in clinical practice. We aimed to assess the clinical feasibility of frailty assessment among Veteran hemodialysis patients. METHODS: Hemodialysis patients' ≥50 years were recruited from a single dialysis unit between 9/1/2021 and...
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