Survival of Elderly Adults Undergoing Incident Home Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation.

Miklos Z MolnarVanessa RavelElani StrejaCsaba P KovesdyMatthew B RivaraRajnish MehrotraKamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2016)

Elderly adults with ESRD who receive a KTx have greater survival than those who undergo home HD. Further studies are needed to assess whether KTx receipt is associated with other benefits such as better quality of life and lower hospitalization rates.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
middle aged
healthcare
end stage renal disease
community dwelling
chronic kidney disease
free survival
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes