| Autor: |
Aroca-Martinez, Gustavo, Hernandez-Agudelo, Sandra, Castro-Hernández, Christian, Cabarcas-Barbosa, Omar, Terrasa, Sergio Adrián, González-Torres, Henry J., Cadena-Bonfanti, Andrés, Musso, Carlos G. |
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Irish Journal of Medical Science; Oct2023, Vol. 192 Issue 5, p2501-2505, 5p |
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Introduction: Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by a decrease in strength, resistance and body physiological condition, making the individual more vulnerable, and increasing his/her risk of dependence and death. Kidney transplant (KT) is currently the best end-stage renal disease therapeutic alternative for certain individuals. Frailty status occurs in approximately 20% of KT patients. Thus, it was evaluated if there would be any change in frailty status level in a population of adult patients on chronic HD after receiving KT. Material and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a population of adult hemodialysis patients (n: 57), with the objective of evaluating if there was a significant change in their clinical frailty score (CFS) after 6 months of KT. For the statistical analysis, the Student's t-test, and the test of statistical significance between two proportions were applied. Results: Mean CFS before KT was 4 (vulnerable), and after KT was 3 (robust). CFS value was significantly lower after KT (p value < 0.01). Conclusion: A significant improvement was found between pre- and post-transplant clinical frailty scores in hemodialysis adult patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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