Evelien E Quint, Donika Zogaj, Louise B D Banning, Stan Benjamens, Coby Annema, Stephan J L Bakker, Gertrude J Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke, Dorry L Segev, Mara A McAdams-DeMarco, Robert A Pol
Frailty is a multidimensional condition and is the result of the body's age-associated decline in physical, cognitive, physiological, and immune reserves. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the quality of evidence of the included studies, determine the prevalence of frailty among kidney transplant candidates, and evaluate the relationship between frailty and associated patient characteristics and outcomes after kidney transplantation. Methods: A systematic search was performed for relevant literature on frailty and kidney transplantation...
June 2021: Transplantation Direct