Strategies for the Super-Aged Dialysis Population: Survival Benefits or Alternative Goals?

Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 95 - 105
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
Background/Aims: Japan’s aging population has prominent epidemiological and patient characteristics. The number of hemodialysis patients aged ≥70 years is increasing. Age-adjusted mortality is improving, but some cause-specific mortalities remain unchanged, including infectious disease and malignancy, requiring combative strategies. However, survival trends for patients aged 90 years or older are not known. Methods: We examined annual data...
Paper Details
Title
Strategies for the Super-Aged Dialysis Population: Survival Benefits or Alternative Goals?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
95 - 105
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