Adverse clinical outcomes and associated factors among older adults undergoing hemodialysis in Brazil: A single-center experience
Among patients undergoing HD, older age is associated with a high risk of all-cause mortality. Fistula use appeared to be protective against all-cause mortality and hospitalization. Well-designed prospective studies are needed to clarify factors impacting adverse outcomes among older dialysis patients in Brazil.
Authors
- Laurisson Albuquerque da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-0954)
- André Faro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-6297)
- Somkanya Tungsanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2640-1131)
- Thaisa Valverde
- Aminu K. Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5021-5542)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Universidade Federal de Sergipe (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330030
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00