Frailty and mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Quanchao ZhangYingying MaFaying LinJinghong ZhaoJiachuan Xiong

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2020)

Our results indicated that frailty significantly increased the overall mortality risk in patients with CKD and ESRD, especially in dialysis patients. Frailty can be regarded as a novel independent predictor of mortality for patients with CKD and dialysis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
community dwelling
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patient reported outcomes