Open AccessRenal transplantation in the elderly: does patient age determine the results?
Author(s) -
Fernando Otero-Raviña,
Mónica Rodríguez-Martínez,
Francisco Gude,
José Ramón González–Juanatey,
F Valdés,
D. Sánchez-Guisande
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi200
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , transplantation , comorbidity , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , surgery , survival analysis , log rank test , pediatrics , confidence interval , alternative medicine , pathology
Transplantation is the best treatment for patients with chronic renal failure, including the elderly. However, the patient's age was traditionally considered as a relative contraindication for it.
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