Translational Medicine of Aging (Jan 2023)

Impact of frailty status on clinical outcomes in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis

  • Christy Abraham,
  • Joanne Collier,
  • Henry H.L. Wu,
  • Joanne Martin,
  • Helen Hurst,
  • Dimitrios Poulikakos,
  • David Lewis,
  • Rajkumar Chinnadurai

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7
pp. 128 – 132

Abstract

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A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted for 88 patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) in our centre over 13-months, to evaluate the ssociations between frailty and clinical outcomes within this context. Data on frailty status was prospectively determined based on the Clinical Frailty Scale. Our results found that a more severe frailty status, alongside being older and having more co-morbidities, were significant predictors of mortality in patients receiving PD. A multi-dimensional, yet individualized management approach is warranted for older PD patients living with frailty to optimize care.

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