Frailty in Chinese Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Prevalence and Prognostic Significance

• Main Authors: Jack Kit-Chung Ng (Author), Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan (Author), Kai-Ming Chow (Author), Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng (Author), Man-Ching Law (Author), Wing-Fai Pang (Author), Chi-Bon Leung (Author), Philip Kam-Tao Li (Author), Cheuk-Chun Szeto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Previous studies showed that frailty is prevalent in both pre-dialysis and dialysis patients. However, the prevalence and prognostic implication of frailty in Chinese peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients remain unknown. Methods: We used a validated questionnaire to determine the Frailt...