Clinical profile of children incidentally found to have advanced kidney failure
Autor: | Rossana Baracco, Melissa J. Gregory, Rudolph P. Valentini, Gaurav Kapur, Wael M. Abukwaik, Amrish Jain |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Pediatric Nephrology. 37:1097-1103 |
ISSN: | 1432-198X 0931-041X |
Popis: | 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). 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 m2) or 5 (GFR |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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