International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 143-148 , September 2009

Surgical Outcome of Peritoneal Dialysis in Elderly Patients

  • Xin-Yi Ng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Liang Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsang-Pai Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Ching Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Ping Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Jen Wu

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Nephrology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jie-Jen Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Pharmacology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jie-Jen Lee, Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan

,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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 The data of this study have been presented in part at the International Conference of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care in Taipei, Taiwan (December 2008).

PII: S1873-9598(09)70039-0

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70039-0

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 143-148 , September 2009

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