ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2021
Chronic haemodialysis in infants and children less than 15 kg.
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Abstract
backgroundPeritoneal dialysis (PD) is the most commonly used kidney replacement therapy in infants and young children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5. Chronic haemodialysis (cHD) is the alternative treatment when PD is not possible for technical reasons; however, the difficulties that may be encountered are challenging and require clinicians with specialist training and experience. This study aims to describe the clinical history, complications and outcomes in children < 15 kg on cHD.
methodsA retrospective, descriptive study of the clinical records of patients weighing < 15 kg on cHD for more than 3 months. The reasons for CKD stage 5, age at start of treatment, duration of haemodialysis, anthropometric and metabolic variables, as well as vascular access, complications and clinical outcome were recorded.
resultsFifteen patients were included between 2006 and 2018 with a median age at start of cHD of 30 (interquartile range (IQR) 13, 39) months and median duration of 15 (IQR 7.5, 25.3) months. Five patients were younger than 2 years. The median weight at start of treatment was 11.2 (IQR 6.4, 12.8) kg. Forty-five tunneled catheters with a median survival of 106 days were used. The main cause of loss of vascular access was obstruction or displacement dysfunction (39%). The catheter-associated infection rate was 0.76 per 1000 catheter days. Ten patients received a successful kidney transplant, 4 were transferred to PD and one died from complications during abdominal surgery.
conclusionscHD can be successfully performed in children < 15 kg by addressing specific clinical and technical issues.
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