Association Between Frailty and Mortality, Falls and Hospitalisation Among Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Frailty is a risk factor for adverse events in older individuals; however, it has not been fully verified in patients undergoing dialysis. Our aim was to verify the association between frailty and adverse outcomes consisting of mortality, falls and hospitalisation among patients undergoing dialysis by a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Multiple internet databases, were searched from the establishment of each database to April 2022, including the PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane, CNKI, WanFang and China Science and Technology Journal (VIP) databases. Cohort studies exploring the association between frailty and adverse outcomes among patients undergoing dialysis were analysed. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used

SUBMITTER: He WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789586 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature