ArticleIrish journal of medical science2023
Frailty status improvement after kidney transplantation.
Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Understanding frailty across the kidney transplant continuum: a comprehensive systematic review of recent evidence.International urology and nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Change in frailty status in the 12 months following solid organ transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- A Snapshot View of Sarcopenia and Frailty Status in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical transplantation · 2026Article
- Frailty assessment in kidney transplantation: insights from a European survey.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Article
- Frailty Assessment Tools in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Kidney medicine · 2025Article
- Physical Frailty and Functional Status in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionFrailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by a decrease in strength, resistance and body physiological condition, making the individual more vulnerable, and increasing his/her risk of dependence and death. Kidney transplant (KT) is currently the best end-stage renal disease therapeutic alternative for certain individuals. Frailty status occurs in approximately 20% of KT patients. Thus, it was evaluated if there would be any change in frailty status level in a population of adult patients on chronic HD after receiving KT. MATERIAL AND
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted on a population of adult hemodialysis patients (n: 57), with the objective of evaluating if there was a significant change in their clinical frailty score (CFS) after 6 months of KT. For the statistical analysis, the Student's t-test, and the test of statistical significance between two proportions were applied.
resultsMean CFS before KT was 4 (vulnerable), and after KT was 3 (robust). CFS value was significantly lower after KT (p value < 0.01).
conclusionA significant improvement was found between pre- and post-transplant clinical frailty scores in hemodialysis adult patients.
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