Returning to dialysis after kidney allograft failure: the experience of the Italian Registry of Paediatric Chronic Dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need for dialysis after kidney allograft failure (DAGF) is among the top five reasons for dialysis initiation, making this an important topic in clinical nephrology. However, data are scarce on dialysis choice after transplantation and clinical outcomes for DAGF in children.

Methods

Patients receiving chronic dialysis < 18 years were recorded from January 1991 to January 2019 by the Italian Registry of Pediatric Chronic Dialysis (IRPCD). We investigated factors influencing choice of dialysis modality, patient outcome in terms of mortality, switching dialysis modality, and kidney transplantation.

Results

Among 118 patients receiving DAGF, 41 (35%) were treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), and 77 (65%) with haemodialysis (HD). Significant predictors for

SUBMITTER: La Porta E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature