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Kidney transplantation in patients over 80 years of age: clinical opportunity, ethical controversy, and the need for better selection

Key takeaways

This article discusses the challenges of giving kidney transplants to people over 80. It notes that dialysis can reduce independence and quality of life. The authors argue that better selection methods are needed to decide who should receive an organ. There are no new study results in this piece.

Who did this work

Belinda D de Simone (Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena) · Fausto Catena (University of Bologna)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-23
https://doi.org/10.4081/sigaf.2026.33