Treatment decisions for older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Related Articles Treatment decisions for older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol. 2017 Jun 19;18(1):200 Authors: Rosansky SJ, Schell J, Shega J, Scherer J, Jacobs L, Couchoud C, Crews D, McNabney M Abstract Dialysis initiation rates among older adults, aged 75 years or greater, are increasing at a faster rate than for younger age groups. Older adults with advanced CKD (eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2) typically lose renal function slowly, often suffer from significant comorbidity and thus may die from associated comorbidities before they require dialysis.A patient’s pattern of renal function loss over time in relation to their underlying comorbidities can serve as…
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