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Introduction:Recent projections show that Brazil will have the fifth oldest population in the world by 2030. The incidence of kidney diseases (both acute and chronic) among the elderly population varies according to the group analyzed. However, previous studies suggest that the elderly are more susceptible to the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) and that renal replacement therapy (RRT) in these individuals does not prolong survival, being associated instead with a higher mortality rate.
Correia et al. (Mon,) studied this question.