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Chronic peritoneal dialysis in paediatrics: experience of a national registry
- Source :
- Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany). 6(1)
- Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- The results of the first 3 years' collaboration of the Italian Registry of Paediatric Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis (CPD) (1986-1988) are presented. This Registry acquired data on the majority of the paediatric patients treated with CPD in Italy, thus providing a national picture in a field where few nationwide surveys are available. Patients of less than 15 years of age at the start of dialysis were enrolled and clinical data collected until the age of 19 years. The number of nephrological paediatric centres participating in the Registry increased from 7 in 1986 to 11 in 1988. The total number of patients on CPD was 70 and the percentage of dialysed children treated with CPD ranged from 40.2% to 43.6%. Data on 89 peritoneal catheters were collected: during 1417 dialysis-months 70 catheter-related complications were observed (1:20.8 dialysis-months); actuarial catheter survival was 92.7% at 6 months, 84.8% at 1 year and 68.8% at 2 years. the incidence of peritonitis changed from 1 episode every 10.9 patient-months in 1986 to 1 every 19.8 in 1988. Abdominal hernias were the other main clinical complication observed. The survival of patients was 92.5% at 3 years, while the technique survival at the same time was 84%.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
Peritonitis
Peritoneal dialysis
Catheters, Indwelling
Postoperative Complications
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Registries
Child
Dialysis
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Infant, Newborn
Infant
medicine.disease
Catheter
Italy
Nephrology
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Ambulatory
Kidney Failure, Chronic
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0931041X
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1c27ed69b811217cd1a61b695e902a5f