Open AccessAccidental Falls and Risk of Mortality among Older Adults on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
Janine Farragher,
Ernest S. Chiu,
Özkan Ulutaş,
George Tomlinson,
Wendy L. Cook,
Sarbjit V. Jassal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.11001013
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , accidental , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , dialysis , accidental fall , medical emergency , gerontology , surgery , physics , acoustics
More than 40% of elderly hemodialysis patients experience one or more accidental falls within a 1-year period. Such falls are associated with higher mortality. The objectives of this study were to assess whether falls are also common in elderly patients established on peritoneal dialysis and evaluate if patients with falls have a higher risk of mortality than patients who do not experience a fall.
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