THE IMPACT OF FRAILTY ON TECHNIQUE FAILURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS ON HOME DIALYSIS

摘要

Background: Patients on home dialysis therapies experience technique failure, which is associated with morbidity and mortality. Reasons for technique failure are complex, and often related to functional decline in the patient or caregiver. Frailty is associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. We investigated the impact of frailty on technique failure and mortality in a prospective cohort of patients on home dialysis therapies.