ISSN: 2167-0870
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Department of Nephrology, Hospital ClĂnico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Research Article
Frailty among Older Patients with Baseline Advanced Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s): Maria Eugenia Portilla Franco*, Fernando Tornero Molina, Jose Antonio Herrero Calvo and Pedro Gil Gregorio
Objective: Given the important association between frailty and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), we assessed the prognostic value of the Frailty Phenotype (FP) in elderly patients with advanced CKD and compared the ability of two established frailty tools to predict mortality.
Methods: Observational, prospective study with two years of follow-up. Spanish patients ≥ 65 years from the Nephrology clinic at San Carlos Hospital, with an eGFR<20 mL/min/1.73 m2, and without renal replacement therapy. All patients received functional, cognitive and nutritional assessments. Frailty was measured using established FP cut-off. Regression models were conducted to determine whether frailty was associated with greater mortality, hospital admission, and dialysis initiation. The frailty assessments included the Short Physical Perfo.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0870.24.14.558.