What is it about?
Mortality in patients in patients who started dialysis remains high, particularly among elderly, We developed and validated a risk score in elderly patients to predict 6-month mortality after dialysis initiation. This predictive score was based on readily available clinical and laboratory data.
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Why is it important?
Five independent mortality predictors were identified:: age of 75 years or older, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease with hemiplegia, time of nephrology care before dialysis, and serum albumin levels. This score represents a simple tool that can beo appliedy in daily practice to guide patient care.
Perspectives
We hope that the results of this work may help to inform patients and their families about the options of treatment of advanced kidney disease and provide a more patient-centered overall approach to care.
Josefina Maria Sousa Lascasas
Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto
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This page is a summary of: Predicting 6-Month Mortality in Incident Elderly Dialysis Patients: A Simple Prognostic Score, Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, December 2019, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000504136.
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