Disparities in treatment and outcome of kidney replacement therapy in children with comorbidities: an ESPN/ERA Registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on comorbidities in children on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are scarce. Considering their high relevance for prognosis and treatment, this study aims to analyse the prevalence and implications of comorbidities in European children on KRT.

Methods

We included data from patients <20 years of age when commencing KRT from 2007 to 2017 from 22 European countries within the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology/European Renal Association Registry. Differences between patients with and without comorbidities in access to kidney transplantation (KT) and patient and graft survival were estimated using Cox regression.

Results

Comorbidities were present in 33% of the 4127 children commencing KRT and the prevalence has steadily increased by 5% annually sin

SUBMITTER: Schild R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature