Research Article: Frailty and Adverse Outcomes After SARS-CoV- Infection in Elderly Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Cohort Study
Introduction:
In recent years hemodialysis has increasingly been used globally for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in the elderly. In China, the proportion of patients aged or older on hemodialysis is as high as .%, and the social and economic burden is correspondingly high. In addition, coronavirus disease (COVID-) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type (SARS-CoV-) virus has been a serious challenge to public health. The risk of mortality due to SARS-CoV- infection is higher for people with…
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