Journal article
Prevalence of Frailty in Patients Referred to the Kidney Transplant Waitlist
Abstract
Background: Comparisons between frailty assessment tools for waitlist candidates are a recognized priority area for kidney transplantation. We compared the prevalence of frailty using three established tools in a cohort of waitlist candidates.
Methods: Waitlist candidates were prospectively enrolled from 2016 to 2020 across five centers. Frailty was measured using the Frailty Phenotype (FP), a 37-variable frailty index (FI), and the Clinical …
Authors
Worthen G; Vinson A; Cardinal H; Doucette S; Gogan N; Gunaratnam L; Keough-Ryan T; Kiberd BA; Prasad B; Rockwood K
Journal
Kidney360, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 1287–1295
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.34067/kid.0001892021
ISSN
2641-7650