ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2010
Specialist pediatric dialysis nursing improves outcomes in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis.
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- Training programs for families of children on home peritoneal dialysis: a scoping review.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
- Chronic peritoneal dialysis in children with chronic kidney disease: An experience from a North Indian teaching institute.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Structured re-training to reduce peritonitis in a pediatric peritoneal dialysis program: a quality improvement intervention.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Article
- Chronic peritoneal dialysis in children.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2015Review
- Design of the standardizing care to improve outcomes in pediatric end stage renal disease collaborative.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2014Article
- Consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of catheter-related infections and peritonitis in pediatric patients receiving peritoneal dialysis: 2012 update.Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis · 2012Review
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Abstract
Chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) for children in Singapore was instituted in 1988 at the National University Hospital with adult nurses providing dialysis services during the first 10 years. In 1998, a specialist pediatric dialysis nursing team was recruited. This study was conducted to determine the impact of dialysis nursing service on PD-related outcomes during the two nursing periods. Comparing the adult (group 1) and pediatric (group 2) nursing periods, the peritonitis rate was significantly higher in group 1 (RR 1.90; 95%CI 1.27-2.84), and this association did not weaken after adjusting for age, gender, and exit site infections. Exit site infection rate (RR 2.16; 95%CI 1.44-3.23), risk of peritonitis during the first year (RR 3.65; 95%CI 1.68-7.90), and multiple peritonitis attacks (RR 2.45; 95%CI 1.32-4.55) were higher in group 1. The peritonitis rates for adult patients cared for by the same adult nurses declined sharply from 1.05 episodes per patient-year between 1989 and 1992 to 0.41 episodes per patient-year between 1995 and 1997, however the corresponding pediatric rates did not change (1.48 to 1.06 episodes per patient-year, respectively) until the second era when specialized pediatric nurses were available. In conclusion, establishment of a specialist pediatric dialysis nursing team resulted in significant improvement in infection-related PD outcomes.
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