Acute peritoneal dialysis is an efficient and reliable alternative therapy in preterm neonates with acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to assess the underlying causes and outcomes of acute peritoneal dialysis (APD) and the complications of PD procedure in preterm neonates with acute kidney injury (AKI).

Methods

A retrospective study of 21 preterm neonates who underwent APD in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Peking University Third Hospital between 2016 and 2019 was conducted. The demographic, clinical, biochemistry, and PD procedure--related information of the neonates was analyzed.

Results

Of the 21 preterm neonates, the average gestational age (GA) was 28.9±2.6 weeks, and the average birth weight was 1,226.7±495.3 g, and included 5 (23.8%) low-birth-weight infants (LBWIs), 7 (33.3%) very LBWIs (VLBWIs), and 9 (42.9%) extremely LBWIs (ELBWIs). The major underlyin

SUBMITTER: Xing Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8107877 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature