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Old Age and Frailty in Deceased Organ Transplantation and Allocation–A Plea for Geriatric Assessment and Prehabilitation

Due to demographic ageing and medical progress, the number and proportion of older organ donors and recipients is increasing. At the same time, the medical and ethical significance of ageing and old age for organ transplantation needs clarification. Advanced age is associated with the frailty syndro...

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Autores principales: Weimann, Arved, Ahlert, Marlies, Seehofer, Daniel, Zieschang, Tania, Schweda, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10354295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37476294
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11296