Pd assistance and relationship to co-existing geriatric syndromes in incident peritoneal dialysis therapy patients.

CONCLUSION: Older patients initiating PD in the outpatient setting have high rates of frailty, functional dependence, and cognitive changes at the time they initiate dialysis. More research is required to better understand how those factors contribute to the use of PD assistance. PMID: 31123074 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Perit Dial Int Source Type: research