Physical frailty and functional status in patients with advanced kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Predicting outcomes in those with chronic kidney disease or following transplantation is challenging, and current models lack detailed patient-level information. Frailty and poor functional status are risk factors for adverse patient outcomes that may be useful additions to prognostic tools in patients with chronic kidney disease. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine whether frailty or functional status are associated with increased risk of mortality or adverse clinical outcomes in patients with advanced kidney disease.

Methods/design

We will conduct a systematic review to identify and evaluate studies linking frailty and functional status with patient outcomes in populations with advanced kidney disease. We will search MEDLINE, Embase, and the Coch

SUBMITTER: Brett KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5501003 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature