Urologic care and progression to end-stage kidney disease: a Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) nested case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk progressing to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The majority of CKD causes in children are related to congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, which may be treated by urologic care.

Objective

To examine the association of ESKD with urologic care in children with CKD.

Study design

This was a nested case-control study within the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) prospective cohort study that included children aged 1-16 years with non-glomerular causes of CKD. The primary exposure was prior urologic referral with or without surgical intervention. Incidence density sampling matched each case of ESKD to up to three controls on duration of time from CKD onset, sex, race, age at baseline visit,

SUBMITTER: Chu DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588473 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature