Risk factors for mortality in elderly haemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older haemodialysis patients accompany a high burden of functional impairment, limited life expectancy, and healthcare utilization. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate how various risk factors influenced the prognosis of haemodialysis patients in late life, which might contribute to decision making by patients and care providers.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central were searched systematically for studies evaluating the risk factors for mortality in elderly haemodialysis patients. Twenty-eight studies were included in the present systematic review. The factors included age, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, type of vascular access, dialysis initiation time, nutritional status and geriatric impairments. Geriatric impairments included frailty, cog

SUBMITTER: Song YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457491 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature