chronic renal failure stage 5
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Management
- in patients aged > 75 years with high comorbidity, survival advantage conferred by hemodialysis over conservative management is likely to be small[2]
- age > 75 years & female gender predicts better survival in conservatively managed patients
- initiation of dialysis is often associated with a significant functional decline
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References
- ↑ Da Silva-Gane M, Wellsted D, Greenshields H et al Quality of life and survival in patients with advanced kidney failure managed conservatively or by dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Dec;7(12):2002-9. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22956262
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandna SM, Da Silva-Gane M, Marshall C, Survival of elderly patients with stage 5 CKD: comparison of conservative management and renal replacement therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 May;26(5):1608-14. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21098012
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance Project https://nccd.cdc.gov/ckd/Help.aspx?section=F#3