Peritoneal dialysis for term neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit

• Published in: Pediatric investigation 2022-01, Vol.64 (1), p.e15155-n/a
• Main Authors: Kara, Mehtap Akbalık, Ayşe Seda Pınarbaşı, Çelik, Muhittin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abdomen; acute kidney injury; Acute Kidney Injury - etiology; Angina; Birth Weight; Blood; Catheters; Child; Congenital diseases; Creatinine; Dehydration; Dehydration - etiology; Dialysate; Disease; Down syndrome; Ethics; Female; Gestational age; Hemodialysis; Hospitals; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Inborn errors of metabolism; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infections; Intensive care; Intensive care units; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Kidneys; Male; Mechanical ventilation; Metabolism; Neonates; Oliguria; Patients; Pediatrics; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritoneal Dialysis - adverse effects; Peritoneum; Peritonitis; Renal Dialysis - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis; state hospital; Statistical analysis; term neonates; Urine
• ISSN: 1328-8067; 2096-3726; 1442-200X; 2574-2272
• DOI: 10.1111/ped.15155

Background This study aimed to evaluate the indications, complications, and outcomes of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in term neonates from a state hospital. Methods The demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of 67 newborn term infants who underwent PD within the first 4 weeks of life between June 2014 and June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Twenty‐five patients (37.3%) were male, 42 (63.7%) were female. The mean gestational age was 38.3 ± 0.8 (range: 37–40) weeks and mean birthweight 3,100 ± 504.9 g (range: 1,800–5,000 g). The mean age of patients at the start of dialysis was 7.97 ± 8.34 days (range:1–44 days) and the mean duration for dialysis was 3 ± 5.42 days (range 1–40 days). The majority of patients who underwent PD had inborn error of metabolism (59.7%). The most common complication was dialysate leakage. Thirty‐three neonates (49.2%) died during PD process because of underlying disease, 17 patients (25.4%) were referred to other centers, and 17 patients (25.4%) were discharged. There were seven acute kidney injury patients associated with hypernatremic dehydration. There were statistically significant differences between non‐survivors and survivors in terms of dialysis duration, birthweight, weight at admission, requirements for mechanical ventilation, and inotrop agent, and also the renal angina index. Conclusions In our region, hypernatremic dehydration is still a one of the major cause for acute kidney injury (AKI) in newborns. In state hospitals, pediatric specialists must be present in neonatal intensive care units in order not to refer unstable patients to other centers and to provide high‐quality patient care.