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The increase in life expectancy is changing the profile of patients seen in Nephrology consultations. More and more people over 80 years of age are reaching advanced stages of chronic kidney disease and for which the need for specific treatment arises. In this context, the decision to start dialysis has become one of the clinical dilemmas more complex, especially when factors such as frailty, functional dependency or short-term prognosis come into play.
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