Comparison of frailty, sarcopenia and protein energy wasting in a contemporary peritoneal dialysis cohort.

Andrew Davenport

Published in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2022)

Using the CFS, 19.3% of patients were classified as frail, compared to 17.7% with sarcopenia and <1% with PEW. The CFS requires no special equipment or laboratory tests and was associated with age, co-morbidity and HGS weakness.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
community dwelling
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported