Tag: frailty
Frail haemodialysis patients more likely to suffer cognitive impairment
Patients receiving haemodialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are frail—however that is defined—have been found to be at greater risk of suffering cognitive...
Standardised definitions are required before frailty can be routinely assessed in...
Earlier this year, a retrospective study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases came to the conclusion that “frailty may be useful for...
Increased frailty associated with longer time to functional use of vascular...
A retrospective analysis of the US Renal Data System has found that, in patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment, a higher degree of frailty is associated...