Article
FRAIL scale as a screening tool and a predictor of mortality in non-dialysis dependent patients.
Journal of nephrology - 1 May 2024
Rodrigues Hellen Christina Neves, Sousa Amanda Goulart de Oliveira, Preto Vitória Rodrigues Morais, Ferro Camila Moura Batista, Sugizaki Clara Sandra de Araújo, Freitas Ana Tereza Vaz de Souza, Minicucci Marcos Ferreira, Azevedo Paula Schmidt, Peixoto Maria do Rosário Gondim, Costa Nara Aline
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the diagnostic yield of the FRAIL scale with respect to the physical frailty phenotype measure and their association with mortality in non-dialysis-dependent patients. METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, non-dialysis dependent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b-5 seen in the nephrology outpatient clinics of two university hospitals were included....
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