| Theme | Dialysis Therapy in Aging Society -- Current Status and Involved Problems | |
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| Title | Frequent complications observed in elderly patients under dialysis | |
| Publish Date | 2007/07 | |
| Author | Hiroshi Kawaguchi | Iwaki Urological Clinic |
| Author | Ryouta Watanabe | Iwaki Urological Clinic |
| [ Summary ] | In elderly patients treated with dialysis, various complications peculiar to them were observed, which disturb their ADL and QOL. Most of them are cardiovascular complications, such as valvular diseases, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, and ischemic heart diseases. Complications commonly observed other than heart diseases are multiple brain infarction, swallowing disturbance, bone fractures, and aspiration pneumonia. Meticulous care is necessary to treat their complications for improving QOL, ADL and life expectancy in elderly patients treated with dialysis. |
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