Frailty and comorbidity are independent predictors of outcome in patients referred for pre-dialysis education
Conclusion
A relatively simple frailty scale and comorbidity score could be used to predict survival and better inform the shared decision-making process for patients with advanced kidney disease.
Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pugh, J., Aggett, J., Goodland, A., Prichard, A., Thomas, N., Donovan, K., Roberts, G. Tags: EDUCATION Source Type: research
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