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Hemodialysis and Renal Transplantation in Patients of the 50–80 Age Group *
Author(s) -
BAILEY GEORGE L.,
MOCELIN ALTAIR J.,
GRIFFITHS HARRY J. L.,
ZSCHAECK DIETRICH,
GHANTOUS WALID N.,
HAMPERS CONSTANTINE L.,
MERRILL JOHN P.,
WILSON RICHARD E.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1972.tb00830.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , transplantation , rehabilitation , surgery , age groups , renal replacement therapy , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , demography , sociology
Hemodialysis, renal homotransplantation, or both were employed at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as treatment modalities for renal failure in 100 patients of the 50–80 age group. Complicating nonrenal disorders were common. Despite the infirmities of advanced age, rehabilitation was achieved in 68 per cent, and the cumulative mortality was only 31 per cent. The success of this program establishes the fact that age alone should no longer be a barrier to the use of these forms of therapy.