title: The sad truth about early initiation of dialysis in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Dorn Research Institute, William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, 526 N Trenholm Rd, Columbia, SC 29206, USA. sjrcra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rosansky
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000150:complications; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016019:Survival Analysis