Kidney transplant numbers increase for elderly patients
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Elderly patients with kidney failure get kidney transplants more often than they did a decade ago, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that the chances of receiving a kidney transplant are better than ever for an older patient who needs one.