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Engaging clinicians and patients to assess and improve frailty measurement in adults with end stage renal disease.

Sarah Van Pilsum RasmussenJonathan KonelFatima WarsameHao YingBrian ButaChristine HaugenElizabeth KingSandra DiBritoRavi VaradhanLeocadio Rodríguez-MañasJeremy D WalstonDorry L SegevMara Ann McAdams-DeMarco
Published in: BMC nephrology (2018)
There was consensus among clinicians and moderate consensus among patients that frailty is more common in ESRD. Weight loss was not seen as relevant, but new components were identified. These findings are first steps in refining the frailty phenotype and identifying interventions to improve physiologic reserve specific to ESRD patients.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • ejection fraction
  • weight loss
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • palliative care
  • physical activity
  • gastric bypass