1. Best practice guidelines for idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: recommendations versus reality
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Pasini, A, Aceto, G, Ammenti, A, Ardissino, G, Azzolina, V, Bettinelli, A, Cama, E, Cantatore, S, Crisafi, A, Conti, G, D'Agostino, M, Dozza, A, Edefonti, A, Fede, Carmelo Mario, Groppali, E, Gualeni, C, Lavacchini, A, Lepore, M, Maringhini, S, Mariotti, P, Materassi, M, Mencarelli, F, Messina, G, Negri, A, Piepoli, M, Ravaglia, F, Simoni, A, Spagnoletta, L, Montini, G, and Chimenz, Roberto
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Nephrology ,Male ,Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, Steroid regimen, Albumin infusion, Thromboembolic prophylaxis, Guidelines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Nephrotic Syndrome ,Adolescent ,Best practice ,Alternative medicine ,MEDLINE ,Guidelines ,Cohort Studies ,Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health ,Albumin infusion ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,Child ,Retrospective Studies ,Thromboembolic prophylaxis ,business.industry ,Infant ,Retrospective cohort study ,Clinical trial ,Regimen ,Steroid regimen ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Original Article ,Female ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
Background The optimal therapeutic regimen for managing childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is still under debate. We have evaluated the choice of steroid regimen and of symptomatic treatment adopted by pediatricians and pediatric nephrologists in a large number of centers as the first step towards establishing a shared protocol Methods This was a multicenter, retrospective study. A total of 231 children (132 admitted to pediatric units) aged 6 months to
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- 2015