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Elderly patients with CKD—dilemmas in dialysis therapy and vascular access

Elderly patients with CKD—dilemmas in dialysis therapy and vascular access Management of chronic kidney disease in elderly patients is complex Planning for renal replacement therapy and dialysis vascular access requires evaluation of comorbidities and quality of life Selection of the ideal vascular access for an elderly patient requires pre-operative vessel mapping and consideration of vascular biology, the patient's ability to function independently and their anticipated life expectancy Ethical issues, optimal timing of vascular access creation and predicting the outcomes of various types of permanent access remain challenging http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Nephrology Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Nephrology
ISSN
1759-5061
eISSN
1759-507X
DOI
10.1038/nrneph.2013.256
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Abstract

Management of chronic kidney disease in elderly patients is complex Planning for renal replacement therapy and dialysis vascular access requires evaluation of comorbidities and quality of life Selection of the ideal vascular access for an elderly patient requires pre-operative vessel mapping and consideration of vascular biology, the patient's ability to function independently and their anticipated life expectancy Ethical issues, optimal timing of vascular access creation and predicting the outcomes of various types of permanent access remain challenging

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Nature Reviews NephrologySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 3, 2013

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