Infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ESRD. Infection-related hospitalization (IH) incidence among US Medicare incident pediatric and adult dialysis and transplant patients within 3 yr of presentation was compared from 1996 to 2001: Hemodialysis (HD) patients (pediatric n = 1469; adult n = 305,323); peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients (pediatric n=982; adult n=27...

Graft thrombosis is a serious complication in pediatric renal transplantation. We assess a potential protective effect for the decrease in platelet count associated with RATG therapy against pediatric renal transplant graft vascular thrombosis. Between January 1986 and December 1998, 120 kidney transplants were performed in 95 pediatric recipients. Patients were divided into two groups. Group 1...

The negative impact of COVID-19 on adults with underlying chronic kidney disease, including transplant recipients, has been well documented. Children have a less severe presentation and better prognosis compared to adults. However, little is known regarding the spectrum infection in children adolescents autoimmune disorders necessitating solid organ long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Case Rep...

BACKGROUND Effective interventions to improve immunosuppressive medication adherence among adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients are desperately needed. This paper describes the aims, design, and methods of the Teen Adherence in Kidney transplant, Effectiveness of Intervention Trial (TAKE-IT) study. DESIGN AND METHODS TAKE-IT is a multicentre, prospective, open-label, parall...

Received Accepted Med Ultrason 2013, Vol. 15, No 1, 76-77 Corresponding author: Aurel Bizo IInd Pediatric Department 3-5 Crisan str, 450008 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Phone: +40264 130 816 E-mail: [email protected] A 16 years old boy with chronic renal failure, chronic dialysis, Alport syndrome, severe renal osteodystrophy, and severe arterial hypertension was admitted in the Clinical Institute of ...

BACKGROUND Bone fragility is common post solid organ transplantation but little is known about bone pathology on a tissue level. Abnormal osteocytic protein expression has been linked to compromised bone health in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and immunosuppressant medications may impact osteocyte function. METHODS Transiliac bone biopsies were obtained from 22 pediatric solid organ allograft ...

De novo posttransplant donor-specific HLA-antibody (dnDSA) detection is now recognized as a tool to identify patients at risk for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and graft loss. It is still unclear whether the time interval from transplant to DSA occurrence influences graft damage. Utilizing sera collected longitudinally, we evaluated 114 consecutive primary pediatric kidney recipients grafte...

Approximately 10% - 20% of adult kidney transplant recipients and as many as 40% of pediatric recipients receive peritoneal dialysis (PD) before kidney transplantation. An important aspect of perioperative kidney transplant care is management of the PD catheter. Peritoneal dialysis can be performed immediately after transplantation for delayed graft function (DGF), which can occur with as many ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of pediatric end-stage renal disease and evaluate demographics and renal disease characteristics in state of São Paulo over the year 2008. METHODS Observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study based on a population sample with subjects < 18 years. The data collecting assumed three forms: 1. A questionnaire for dialysis units; 2. Search in the Trans...