title: [Chronic kidney disease in the elderly patient].
abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is widely prevalent worldwide, with a special impact on elderly population. Around half of people aged over 75 meet diagnostic criteria for CKD according to the recent 'Kidney disease improving global outcomes' (KDIGO) 2012 clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and management of CKD. However, geriatric patients have characteristics that may not be addressed by general guidelines. Therefore, it is important to know the natural history of the disease, symptoms, and 'red-flags' that could help in the management of these patients. In this review, a complete approach is presented on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNa), Pamplona, España. Electronic address: jmora@unav.es.
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mora-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: María Fernanda
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Slon Roblero
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castaño Bilbao
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Izquierdo Bautista
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arteaga Coloma
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España; Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNa), Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martínez Velilla
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Anciano; Chronic kidney disease; Dialysis; Diálisis; Elderly; Enfermedad renal crónica; Fragilidad; Frailty; Prevalence; Prevalencia