The Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process in the Elderly: Reasons for Being Turned down and Opportunities to Improve Cost-Effectiveness in a Single Center

Background. The kidney transplant evaluation process for older candidates is complex due to the presence of multiple comorbid conditions. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed patients ≥60 years referred to our center for kidney transplantation over a 3-year period. Variables were collected to identi...

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Autores principales: Concepcion, Beatrice P., Forbes, Rachel C., Bian, Aihua, Schaefer, Heidi M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7405930

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7405930

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