Pro and con arguments in using alternative dialysis regimens in the frail and elderly patients

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1809-1816

  Chazot, Charles ^a   Farrington, Ken ^b,c   Nistor, Ionut ^d,g   Van Biesen, Wim ^d   Joosten, Hanneke ^e   Teta, Daniel ^f   Siriopol, Dimitrie ^g   Covic, Adrian ^g  

^a NephroCare Tassin Charcot ^*  (France)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^g GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Elderly; Frail

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; AGED; ANEMIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL PROTECTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; VOMITING; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84945463112     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-015-1107-9     Document Type: Review

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