Mortality in Elderly Waiting-List Patients Versus Age-Matched Kidney Transplant Recipients: Where is the Risk?
The number of elderly patients on the waiting list (WL) for kidney transplantation (KT) has risen significantly in recent years. Because KT offers a better survival than dialysis therapy, even in the elderly, candidates for KT should be selected carefully, particularly in older waitlisted patients....
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Main Authors: | Domingo Hernández (Author), Juana Alonso-Titos (Author), Ana María Armas-Padrón (Author), Pedro Ruiz-Esteban (Author), Mercedes Cabello (Author), Verónica López (Author), Laura Fuentes (Author), Cristina Jironda (Author), Silvia Ros (Author), Tamara Jiménez (Author), Elena Gutiérrez (Author), Eugenia Sola (Author), Miguel Angel Frutos (Author), Miguel González-Molina (Author), Armando Torres (Author) |
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Karger Publishers,
2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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