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Frailty assessed using the Edmonton Frail Scale predicts mortality and waitlist removal for kidney transplant candidates: a prospective study

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study followed 279 people waiting for a kidney transplant. It found that a frailty score could predict who was at higher risk of dying or being removed from the list. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Luciana Garcia de Mello (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Erika Lamkowski Naka (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Milene Esteves Marcuci (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Ana Paula Fernandes Bertocchi (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Erika Ferraz de Arruda (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Rogério Chinen (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Maria Eduarda Vilanova da Costa Pereira (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Eduardo José Tonato (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) · Marcelino de Souza Durão (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-17
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-71624-w