Abstract:Background and Aims
For many years we observed aging of HD population: the proportion older adults is increasing. These patients have extremely low kidney transplantation rate, so vascular access is not a temporary option, but an important factor until the end of life. At the same time in older adults life expectancy is lower and the risks of cardiovascular events are much higher than in the general population of HD patients. We analyzed the results of providing elderly patients with vascular… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.