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Rehabilitation of elderly patients on hemodialysis

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Nephrology and Urology in the Aged Patient

Part of the book series: Developments in Nephrology ((DINE,volume 34))

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Hemodialysis is the most broadly applied form of renal replacement therapy. For a growing number of older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), hemodialysis is the only practical option in dialytic therapy because most cannot learn to perform ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and many are too old for kidney transplantation. Recent demographic data reveal that those over 65 are the fastest growing segment of the population; a reality that is reflected in the dialysis population. It has been projected that, by the year 2010, patients 65 and over will represent about 60% of the total hemodialysis population [1]. Current studies assessing the efficacy of maintenance hemodialysis emphasize survival, adequacy of dialysis, and other technical indices, while giving less attention to morbidity, quality of life, and functional status, although less pragmatic and admittedly difficult to quantify.

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  1. Onyekachi Ifudu
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C, F.A.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Peritoneal Dialysis) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Peritoneal Dialysis)

  2. The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C, F.A.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Peritoneal Dialysis) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Peritoneal Dialysis)

  3. Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    Michael F. Michelis M.D. (Chief, Nephrology Section, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine) (Chief, Nephrology Section, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine)

  4. Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, 10021, USA

    Michael F. Michelis M.D. (Chief, Nephrology Section, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine) (Chief, Nephrology Section, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine)

  5. Urodynamics Unit, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 3M5, Canada

    Sender Herschorn B.Sc., M.D.C.M., F.R.C.S.C. (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist) (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist)

  6. Department of Surgery(Urology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Sender Herschorn B.Sc., M.D.C.M., F.R.C.S.C. (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist) (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist)

  7. Lyndhurst Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, Toronto, Canada

    Sender Herschorn B.Sc., M.D.C.M., F.R.C.S.C. (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist) (Chief of Urology, Director, Assistant Professor, Consultant Urologist)

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Ifudu, O., Mayers, J., Matthew, J., Tan, C.C., Cambridge, A., Friedman, E.A. (1993). Rehabilitation of elderly patients on hemodialysis. In: Oreopoulos, D.G., Michelis, M.F., Herschorn, S. (eds) Nephrology and Urology in the Aged Patient. Developments in Nephrology, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1822-4_30

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