Peritoneal dialysis in infants: the experience of the Italian Registry of Paediatric Chronic Dialysis

Although chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is considered the replacement therapy of choice for infants with end-stage renal failure, many questions persist about treatment risks and outcomes. We present data on 84 infants who started CPD at

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Published in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2012, Vol.27 (1), p.388-395
Main Authors: VIDAL, Enrico, EDEFONTI, Alberto, CHIMENZ, Roberto, VERRINA, Enrico, MURER, Luisa, GIANOGLIO, Bruno, MARINGHINI, Silvio, PECORARO, Carmine, SORINO, Palma, LEOZAPPA, Giovanna, LAVORATTI, Giancarlo, RATSCH, Ilse Maria
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Catheters, Indwelling
Chronic Disease
Comorbidity
Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive care medicine
Italy - epidemiology
Kidney - physiopathology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - mortality
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Peritoneal Dialysis - adverse effects
Peritoneal Dialysis - mortality
Peritonitis - epidemiology
Peritonitis - etiology
Peritonitis - mortality
Prognosis
Registries
Risk Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Survival Rate
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Summary:Although chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is considered the replacement therapy of choice for infants with end-stage renal failure, many questions persist about treatment risks and outcomes. We present data on 84 infants who started CPD at
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfr322