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Management of chronic renal insufficiency in frail older patients who are unfit for renal replacement therapy

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2004

Krystyna Czapla
Krystyna Czapla
Affiliation:
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
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Over the last few decades, the prevalence of chronic renal impairment has increased throughout the population, especially in the older age group. This is not just a consequence of the general increase in longevity, but is also caused by a higher incidence related to improved survival of patients with chronic diseases affecting renal function, such as diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease, and improved survival of patients with established renal failure.

Type
Clinical geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 25 - 37
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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