Clinical profile of children incidentally found to have advanced kidney failure
Introduction No data exist on the epidemiology of children incidentally diagnosed with advanced kidney failure (KF) during evaluation for non-specific symptoms. This is likely related to unrecognized symptoms and signs of CKD. The objective of our study was to evaluate incidentally diagnosed patient...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2022-05, Vol.37 (5), p.1097-1103 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction
No data exist on the epidemiology of children incidentally diagnosed with advanced kidney failure (KF) during evaluation for non-specific symptoms. This is likely related to unrecognized symptoms and signs of CKD. The objective of our study was to evaluate incidentally diagnosed patients with advanced KF requiring long-term kidney replacement therapy (KRT).
Methods
An IRB-approved retrospective chart review of children who started KRT with dialysis (hemo- or peritoneal) was conducted. Included were children with no prior knowledge or diagnosis of underlying kidney disease with chronic kidney disease (CKD) disease stage 4 (GFR 15–29 mL/min/1.73 m
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| ISSN: | 0931-041X 1432-198X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00467-021-05293-4 |