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Kohlhas L, Studer M, Rutten-Jacobs L, Reigner SM, Sander A, Yap HK, Vondrak K, Coccia PA, Cano F, Schmitt CP, Warady BA, Schaefer F. Real-world evidence on the dosing and safety of C.E.R.A. in pediatric dialysis patients: findings from the International Pediatric Dialysis Network registries. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:807-818. [PMID: 37566114 PMCID: PMC10817843 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-05977-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND This retrospective real-world study used data from two registries, International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN) and International Pediatric Hemodialysis Network (IPHN), to characterize the efficacy and safety of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A.) in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). METHODS IPPN and IPHN collect prospective data (baseline and every 6 months) from pediatric PD and HD centers worldwide. Demographics, clinical characteristics, dialysis information, treatment, laboratory parameters, number and causes of hospitalization events, and deaths were extracted for patients on C.E.R.A. treatment (IPPN: 2007-2021; IPHN: 2013-2021). RESULTS We analyzed 177 patients on PD (median age 10.6 years) and 52 patients on HD (median age 14.1 years) who had ≥ 1 observation while being treated with C.E.R.A. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) observation time under C.E.R.A. exposure was 6 (0-12.5) and 12 (0-18) months, respectively. Hemoglobin concentrations were stable over time; respective means (standard deviation) at last observation were 10.9 (1.7) g/dL and 10.4 (1.7) g/dL. Respective median (IQR) monthly C.E.R.A. doses at last observation were 3.5 (2.3-5.1) µg/kg, or 95 (62-145) µg/m2 and 2.1 (1.2-3.4) µg/kg, or 63 (40-98) µg/m2. Non-elective hospitalizations occurred in 102 (58%) PD and 32 (62%) HD patients. Seven deaths occurred (19.8 deaths per 1000 observation years). CONCLUSIONS C.E.R.A. was associated with efficient maintenance of hemoglobin concentrations in pediatric patients with CKD on dialysis, and appeared to have a favorable safety profile. The current analysis revealed no safety signals.
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- Laura Kohlhas
- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Motol, 2nd Medical Faculty Prague, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Epidemiology of pediatric chronic kidney disease/kidney failure: learning from registries and cohort studies. Pediatr Nephrol 2022; 37:1215-1229. [PMID: 34091754 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Although the concept of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is similar to that in adults, pediatric CKD has some peculiarities, and there is less evidence and many factors that are not clearly understood. The past decade has witnessed several additional registry and cohort studies of pediatric CKD and kidney failure. The most common underlying disease in pediatric CKD and kidney failure is congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT), which is one of the major characteristics of CKD in children. The incidence/prevalence of CKD in children varies worldwide. Hypertension and proteinuria are independent risk factors for CKD progression; other factors that may affect CKD progression are primary disease, age, sex, racial/genetic factors, urological problems, low birth weight, and social background. Many studies based on registry data revealed that the risk factors for mortality among children with kidney failure who are receiving kidney replacement therapy are younger age, female sex, non-White race, non-CAKUT etiologies, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and high estimated glomerular filtration rate at dialysis initiation. The evidence has contributed to clinical practice. The results of these registry-based studies are expected to lead to new improvements in pediatric CKD care.
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Bruce G, Schulga P, Reynolds BC. Use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in children with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. Clin Kidney J 2022; 15:1483-1505. [PMID: 35892014 PMCID: PMC9308099 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) revolutionized the management of anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) when introduced in the late 1980s. A range of ESA types, preparations and administration modalities now exist, with newer agents requiring less frequent administration. Although systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been published in adults, no systematic review has been conducted investigating ESAs in children. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses statement for the conduct of systematic reviews was used. All available literature on outcomes relating to ESAs in children with CKD was sought. A search of the MEDLINE, CINAHL and Embase databases was conducted by two independent reviewers. Inclusion criteria were published trials in English, children with chronic and end-stage kidney disease and use of any ESA studied against any outcome measure. An assessment of risk of bias was carried out in all included randomized trials using the criteria from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Two tables were used for data extraction for randomized and observational studies. Study type, participants, inclusion criteria, case characteristics, follow-up duration, ESA type and dosage, interventions and outcomes were extracted by one author. Results Of 965 identified articles, 58 were included covering 54 cohorts. Six were randomized trials and 48 were observational studies. A total of 38 studies assessed the efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO), 11 of darbepoetin alpha (DA) and 3 of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA), with 6 studies appraising secondary outcome measures exclusively. Recruitment to studies was a consistent challenge. The most common adverse effect was hypertension, although confounding effects often limited direct correlation. Two large cohort studies demonstrated a greater hazard of death independently associated with high ESA dose. Secondary outcome measures included quality of life measures, growth and nutrition, exercise capacity, injection site pain, cardiovascular function, intelligent quotient, evoked potentials and platelet function. Conclusions All ESA preparations and modes of administration were efficacious, with evidence of harm at higher doses. Evidence supports individualizing treatments, with strong consideration given to alternate treatments in patients who appear resistant to ESA therapy. Further research should focus on randomized trials comparing the efficacy of different preparations, treatment options in apparently ESA-resistant cohorts and clarification of meaningful secondary outcomes to consolidate patient-relevant indices.
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- Gordon Bruce
- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Paediatric Nephrology, Glasgow, UK
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Kouri A, Balani S, Kizilbash S. Anemia in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients-Etiologies and Management. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:929504. [PMID: 35795334 PMCID: PMC9251011 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.929504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Posttransplant anemia (PTA) is a common complication of pediatric kidney transplantation, with a prevalence ranging from 22 to 85%. PTA is categorized as early (within 6 months posttransplant) and late (>6 months posttransplant). Early PTA is typically associated with surgical blood losses and iron deficiency. Late PTA primarily results from graft dysfunction; however, iron deficiency, drug toxicity, and posttransplant inflammation also play a role. PTA is more severe compared with the anemia in glomerular-filtration-rate matched patients with native chronic kidney disease. Treatment of PTA is directed toward the underlying cause. Erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) are effective; however, their use is limited in the transplant setting. Timely diagnosis and treatment of PTA are vital to prevent long-term adverse outcomes in pediatric transplant recipients.
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- Anne Kouri
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Babitt JL, Eisenga MF, Haase VH, Kshirsagar AV, Levin A, Locatelli F, Małyszko J, Swinkels DW, Tarng DC, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Drüeke TB. Controversies in optimal anemia management: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference. Kidney Int 2021; 99:1280-1295. [PMID: 33839163 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In chronic kidney disease, anemia and disordered iron homeostasis are prevalent and associated with significant adverse consequences. In 2012, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) issued an anemia guideline for managing the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease. Since then, new data have accrued from basic research, epidemiological studies, and randomized trials that warrant a re-examination of previous recommendations. Therefore, in 2019, KDIGO decided to convene 2 Controversies Conferences to review the latest evidence, explore new and ongoing controversies, assess change implications for the current KDIGO anemia guideline, and propose a research agenda. The first conference, described here, focused mainly on iron-related issues, including the contribution of disordered iron homeostasis to the anemia of chronic kidney disease, diagnostic challenges, available and emerging iron therapies, treatment targets, and patient outcomes. The second conference will discuss issues more specifically related to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, including epoetins, and hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors. Here we provide a concise overview of the consensus points and controversies resulting from the first conference and prioritize key questions that need to be answered by future research.
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- Jodie L Babitt
- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Medical Cell Biology, Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- UNC Kidney Center and Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Inserm Unit 1018, Team 5, CESP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Paris-Sud University (UPS), Villejuif, France; Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest University, UVSQ), Villejuif, France.
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Borzych-Dużałka D, Schaefer F, Warady BA. Targeting optimal PD management in children: what have we learned from the IPPN registry? Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:1053-1063. [PMID: 32458134 PMCID: PMC8009785 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04598-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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National and international registries have great potential for providing data that describe disease burden, treatments, and outcomes especially in rare diseases. In the setting of pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the available data are limited to highly developed countries, whereas the lack of data from emerging economies blurs the global perspective. In order to improve the pediatric dialysis care worldwide, provide global benchmarking of pediatric dialysis outcome, and assign useful tools and management algorithms based on evidence-based medicine, the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN) was established in 2007. In recent years, the Registry has provided comprehensive data on relevant clinical issues in pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients including nutritional status, growth, cardiovascular disease, anemia management, mineral and bone disorders, preservation of residual kidney function, access-related complications, and impact of associated comorbidities. A unique feature of the registry is the ability to compare practices and outcomes between countries and world regions. In the current review, we describe study design and collection methods, summarize the core IPPN findings based on its 12-year experience and 13 publications, and discuss the future perspective.
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- Dagmara Borzych-Dużałka
- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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Pınarbaşı AS, Dursun I, Günay N, Baatar B, Yel S, Dursun J, Balaban AG, Poyrazoğlu MH, Düşünsel R. Erythropoietin Resistance Index and the Affecting Factors in Children with Peritoneal Dialysis. Blood Purif 2021; 50:942-951. [PMID: 33784664 DOI: 10.1159/000514060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are used to treat anemia in CKD. Erythropoietin resistance index (ERI) is a useful tool used to evaluate the response to ESAs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the causes of high ERI in children undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). METHOD Patients who had been on PD for at least 1 year were included in this retrospective study. Demographic characteristics, residual kidney function (RKF), adequacy of dialysis, peritoneal glucose exposure, the number and reason for hospitalization, and medications were recorded. Anemia and laboratory parameters that may affect anemia were noted by taking the average of laboratory values in the last follow-up year (time-averaged). The weekly ESA dose was proportioned to the annual average hemoglobin value and body weight to calculate the ERI in terms of U/kg/week/g/dL. RESULTS A total of 100 patients were included in the study. The mean ESA dose and ERI value were 119.8 ± 66.22 U/kg/week and 13.01 ± 7.52 U/kg/week/g/dL, respectively. It was determined that the patients <5 years of age have very high ERI value, and these patients need 2 times more ESA than those >10 years of age. Absence of RKF, large number of hospitalization, and ACEI use were also found to affect the ERI value negatively. CONCLUSION We demonstrate that the most important factor affecting ERI value is young age. We also reveal that absence of RKF, large number of hospitalization, and ACEI use are also important variables affecting the ERI value.
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Medical Student, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Yeditepe Unıversity Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Ploos van Amstel S, Noordzij M, Borzych-Duzalka D, Chesnaye NC, Xu H, Rees L, Ha IS, Antonio ZL, Hooman N, Wong W, Vondrak K, Yap YC, Patel H, Szczepanska M, Testa S, Galanti M, Kari JA, Samaille C, Bakkaloglu SA, Lai WM, Rojas LF, Diaz MS, Basu B, Neu A, Warady BA, Jager KJ, Schaefer F. Mortality in Children Treated With Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis: Findings From the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network Registry. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 78:380-390. [PMID: 33549627 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Research on pediatric kidney replacement therapy (KRT) has primarily focused on Europe and North America. In this study, we describe the mortality risk of children treated with maintenance peritoneal dialysis (MPD) in different parts of the world and characterize the associated demographic and macroeconomic factors. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Patients younger than 19 years at inclusion into the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network registry, who initiated MPD between 1996 and 2017. EXPOSURE Region as primary exposure (Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania). Other demographic, clinical, and macroeconomic (4 income groups based on gross national income) factors also were studied. OUTCOME All-cause MPD mortality. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Patients were observed for 3 years, and the mortality rates in different regions and income groups were calculated. Cause-specific hazards models with random effects were fit to calculate the proportional change in variance for factors that could explain variation in mortality rates. RESULTS A total of 2,956 patients with a median age of 7.8 years at the start of KRT were included. After 3 years, the overall probability of death was 5%, ranging from 2% in North America to 9% in Eastern Europe. Mortality rates were higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. Income category explained 50.1% of the variance in mortality risk between regions. Other explanatory factors included peritoneal dialysis modality at start (22.5%) and body mass index (11.1%). LIMITATIONS The interpretation of interregional survival differences as found in this study may be hampered by selection bias. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that the overall 3-year patient survival on pediatric MPD is high, and that country income is associated with patient survival.
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- Sophie Ploos van Amstel
- IPNA Global RRT Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- IPNA Global RRT Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- IPNA Global RRT Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Pediatrics Seoul, National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Aliasghar Clinical Research Development Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Service de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne De Flandre, Lille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- IPNA Global RRT Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Effects of changes in adult erythropoietin dosing guidelines on erythropoietin dosing practices, anemia, and blood transfusion in children on hemodialysis: findings from North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS). Pediatr Nephrol 2020; 35:297-303. [PMID: 31709464 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-019-04359-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND While adult hemodialysis (HD) patients have increased morbidity with higher target hemoglobin levels, similar findings have not been demonstrated in pediatric patients. We evaluated changes in transfusions, anemia frequency, and erythropoietin (epo) dosing among pediatric HD patients before, during, and after implementation of federal dialysis payment policies regarding epo dosing for adult HD patients. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of pediatric HD patients enrolled in NAPRTCS. We evaluated need for transfusion, anemia, median hemoglobin, and median epo dose 6 months after starting HD in 3 eras: baseline (2003-2007), implementation (2008-2011), and post implementation (2012-2016). We used multivariate logistic regression models to evaluate potential differences in transfusion across the eras. RESULTS Six months after dialysis initiation, 12.6% of patients required transfusion pre-implementation, 17.9% during implementation, and 15.5% post implementation. Anemia occurred in 17.4% of patients pre, 23.5% during, and 23.8% post implementation, with median hemoglobin levels of 11.9 g/dL pre, 11 g/dL during, and 11 g/dL post implementation. Epo use was high across all 3 eras, but epo dosing decreased during and post implementation, despite more anemia during these periods. Odds of transfusion in implementation era compared with pre-implementation was 1.75 (95% CI 1.11-2.77) and odds of transfusion in post implementation era compared with pre was 1.19 (95% CI 0.71-1.98), controlling for age, race, gender, and prior transplant status. CONCLUSIONS During and following implementation of adult epo dosing guidelines, transfusion and anemia frequency increased in pediatric HD patients. Ideal target hemoglobin levels for pediatric dialysis patients warrant further study.
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End-stage kidney disease in infancy: an educational review. Pediatr Nephrol 2020; 35:229-240. [PMID: 30465082 PMCID: PMC6529305 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4151-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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An increasing number of infants with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are surviving and receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT). Unique clinical issues specific to this age group of patients influence their short- and long-term outcomes. This review summarizes current epidemiology, clinical characteristics, ethical dilemmas, management concerns, and outcomes of infants requiring chronic dialysis therapy. Optimal care during infancy requires a multidisciplinary team working closely with the patient's family. Nutritional management, infection prevention, and attention to cardiovascular status are important treatment targets. Although mortality rates remain higher among infants on dialysis compared to older pediatric dialysis patients, outcomes have improved over time. Most importantly, infants who subsequently receive a kidney transplant are now experiencing graft survival rates that are comparable to older pediatric patients.
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Warady BA, Schaefer F, Bagga A, Cano F, McCulloch M, Yap HK, Shroff R. Prescribing peritoneal dialysis for high-quality care in children. Perit Dial Int 2020; 40:333-340. [DOI: 10.1177/0896860819893805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains the most widely used modality for chronic dialysis in children, particularly in younger children and in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). We present guidelines for dialysis initiation, modality selection, small solute clearance, and fluid removal in children on PD. A review of the literature and key studies that support these statements are presented. Methods: An extensive Medline search for all publications on PD in children was performed using predefined search criteria. Results: High-quality randomized trials in children are scarce and current clinical practice largely relies on data extrapolated from adult studies or drawn from observational cohort studies in children. The evidence and strength of the recommendation is GRADE-ed, but in the absence of high-quality evidence, the opinion of the authors is provided and must be carefully considered by the treating physician, and adapted to local expertise and individual patient needs as appropriate. We discuss the timing of dialysis initiation, factors to be considered when selecting a dialysis modality, the assessment and management of volume status on PD, achieving optimal small solute clearance, and the importance of preserving residual kidney function. While optimal dialysis must remain the goal for every patient, a careful discussion with fully informed patients and caregivers is important to understand the patient and family’s expectations of dialysis and reasonable adjustments to the dialysis program may be considered in accordance with a philosophy of shared decision-making. Conclusions: There continues to be very poor evidence in the field of chronic PD in children and these recommendations can at best serve to guide clinical decision-making. In LMICs, every effort should be made to conform to the framework of these statements, taking into account resource limitations.
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- Bradley A Warady
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Mercy, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Luis Calvo Mackenna Children’s Hospital, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Child and Adolescent Health, Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Querfeld U, Schaefer F. Cardiovascular risk factors in children on dialysis: an update. Pediatr Nephrol 2020; 35:41-57. [PMID: 30382333 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4125-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a life-limiting comorbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In childhood, imaging studies have demonstrated early phenotypic characteristics including increases in left ventricular mass, carotid artery intima-media thickness, and pulse wave velocity, which occur even in young children with early stages of CKD. Vascular calcifications are the signature of an advanced phenotype and are mainly found in adolescents and young adults treated with dialysis. Association studies have provided valuable information regarding the significance of a multitude of risk factors in promoting CVD in children with CKD by using intermediate endpoints of measurements of surrogate parameters of CVD. Dialysis aggravates pre-existing risk factors and accelerates the progression of CVD with additional dialysis-related risk factors. Coronary artery calcifications in children and young adults with CKD accumulate in a time-dependent manner on dialysis. Identification of risk factors has led to improved understanding of principal mechanisms of CKD-induced damage to the cardiovascular system. Treatment strategies include assessment and monitoring of individual risk factor load, optimization of treatment of modifiable risk factors, and intensified hemodialysis if early transplantation is not possible.
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- Uwe Querfeld
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Metabolic Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Pediatric Nephrology Division, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Lübbe K, Nüsken E, Rascher K, von Gersdorff G, Cramer H, Samel C, Barth C, Bach D, Weber LT, Dötsch J. Glomerular disease patients have higher odds not to reach quality targets in chronic dialysis compared with CAKUT patients: analyses from a nationwide German paediatric dialysis registry. Pediatr Nephrol 2019; 34:1229-1236. [PMID: 30843113 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-019-04218-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paediatric dialysis patients still suffer from high morbidity rates. To improve this, quality assurance programs like the German QiNKid (Quality in Nephrology for Children)-Registry have been developed. In our study, the significance of underlying renal disease on a range of clinical and laboratory parameters impacting morbidity and mortality was analysed. Our aim was to evaluate whether or not disease-specific dialysis strategies should be considered in planning dialysis for a patient. METHODS Inclusion criteria were defined as follows: (1) CAKUT (congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract) or glomerular disease patient, (2) < 18 years of age, (3) haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patient. Only measurements obtained from day 90 to 365 after the date of the first dialysis in the registry were analysed. Laboratory (serum albumin, haemoglobin, ferritin, calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone) and clinical parameters (height, blood pressure) were analysed using mixed effects models accounting for the correlation of repeated measures in individual patients. RESULTS The study cohort comprised n = 167 CAKUT and n = 55 glomerular disease patients. Glomerular disease patients had significantly higher odds of hypoalbuminemia (OR 13.90, 95% CI 1.35-159.99; p = 0.0274), anaemia (OR 3.31, 95% CI 1.22-9.13; p = 0.0197), hyperphosphatemia (OR 9.69, 95% CI 2.65-37.26; p = 0.0006) and diastolic hypertension (OR 3.38, 95% CI 1.20-9.79; p = 0.0212). CONCLUSIONS Glomerular disease patients might require more intensive dialysis regimens. The evaluation of hydration status should be given more attention, since conditions differing between the cohorts can be linked to overhydration. The QiNKid-Registry allows monitoring of the quality of paediatric dialysis in a nationwide cohort.
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- Katrin Lübbe
- Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- QiN-Group, Department of Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- QiN-Group, Department of Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- QiN-Group, Department of Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- KfH-Curatorium for Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation e.V., Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- KfH-Curatorium for Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation e.V., Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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Genetic associations of hemoglobin in children with chronic kidney disease in the PediGFR Consortium. Pediatr Res 2019; 85:324-328. [PMID: 30140068 PMCID: PMC6377354 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0148-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in healthy populations have identified variants associated with erythrocyte traits, but genetic causes of hemoglobin variation in children with CKD are incompletely understood. METHODS The Pediatric Investigation of Genetic Factors Linked with Renal Progression (PediGFR) Consortium comprises three pediatric CKD cohorts: Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD), Effect of Strict Blood Pressure Control and ACE Inhibition on the Progression of CRF in Pediatric Patients (ESCAPE), and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Children with CKD (4C). We performed cross-sectional and longitudinal association studies of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1125 patients. RESULTS Children of European (n = 725) or Turkish (n = 400) ancestry (EA or TA) were included. In cross-sectional analysis, two SNPs (rs10758658 and rs12718597) previously associated with RBC traits were significantly associated with hemoglobin levels in children of EA and TA. In longitudinal analysis, SNP rs2540917 was nominally associated with hemoglobin in EA and TA children. CONCLUSIONS SNPs associated with erythrocyte traits in healthy populations were marginally significant for an association with hemoglobin. Further analyses/replication studies are needed in larger CKD cohorts to investigate SNPs of unknown significance associated with hemoglobin. Functional studies will be required to confirm that the observed associations between SNPs and clinical phenotype are causal.
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HIF stabilizers in the management of renal anemia: from bench to bedside to pediatrics. Pediatr Nephrol 2019; 34:365-378. [PMID: 29569190 PMCID: PMC6349802 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-017-3849-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult and pediatric patients. It has traditionally been treated with erythropoietin therapy and iron supplementation, with great success. With the discovery of the major transcription factor hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) for the erythropoietin gene in 1992, molecules were created that inhibit the HIF prolyl-hydroxylase enzyme. This new class of drug-called HIF stabilizers, or HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitors-prevents the proteasomal degradation of HIF-α, thereby inducing upregulation of the erythropoietin gene. This new strategy for treating CKD anemia is already in phase III clinical trials in adults, and the potential advantages of this therapy are that it is orally active (thereby avoiding injections), and patients are exposed to lower circulating levels of erythropoietin. The long-term safety of this strategy, however, requires elucidation in these trials, particularly since there are many other hypoxia-sensitive genes, notably, angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), as well as glycolytic enzymes. As with all new therapies, it is only once a positive benefit: risk profile has been ascertained in adults that the treatment will translate across into pediatrics. Specific issues in the pediatric CKD population are discussed in this review.
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Hayes W. Measurement of iron status in chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2019; 34:605-613. [PMID: 29666917 PMCID: PMC6394676 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-3955-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children, and dysregulation of iron homeostasis plays a central role in its pathogenesis. Optimizing iron status is a prerequisite for effective treatment of anemia. Insufficient iron can lead to inappropriate escalation of the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) dose, which is associated with adverse outcomes. Excess iron supplementation also has negative sequelae including free radical tissue damage and increased risk of systemic infection. Notwithstanding the importance of optimizing bioavailable iron for erythropoiesis for children with advanced CKD, achieving this remains challenging for pediatric nephrologists due to the historical lack of practical and robust measures of iron status. In recent years, novel techniques have come to the fore to facilitate accurate and practical assessment of iron balance. These measures are the focus of this review, with emphasis on their relevance to the pediatric CKD population.
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- Wesley Hayes
- Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK. .,University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
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Time-averaged hemoglobin values, not hemoglobin cycling, have an impact on outcomes in pediatric dialysis patients. Pediatr Nephrol 2018; 33:2143-2150. [PMID: 30105415 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4013-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND During erythropoietin-stimulating agent (ESA) treatment, hemoglobin (Hb) levels usually fluctuate; this phenomenon is known as "Hb cycling (HC)." In this study, we aimed to evaluate the predictors of HC and its impact on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as a patient-important outcome parameter in pediatric dialysis patients. METHODS Records of patients followed up in nine pediatric nephrology centers between 2008 and 2013 were reviewed. More than 1 g/dL decrease or increase in Hb level was considered as HC. Patients were divided into two groups according to 12-month Hb trajectory as rare cycling (RC) (≤ 3) and frequent cycling (FC) (> 3 fluctuation) as well as three groups based on T-A-Hb levels: < 10, 10-11, and > 11 g/dL. RESULTS Two hundred forty-five dialysis (160 peritoneal dialysis (PD) and 85 hemodialysis (HD)) patients aged 12.3 ± 5.1 (range 0.5-21) years were enrolled in this study. Fifty-two percent of the patients had RC, 45% had FC, and only 3% had no cycling. There were no differences between HC groups with respect to age, dialysis modality, having anemia, hospitalization rate, residual urine volume, and mortality. Although left ventricular mass index (LVMI) tended to be higher in RC than FC group (65 ± 37 vs 52 ± 23 g/m2.7, p = 0.056), prevalence of LVH was not different between the groups (p = 0.920). In regression analysis, FC was not a risk factor for LVH, but low T-A Hb level (< 10 g/dL) was a significant risk for LVH (OR = 0.414, 95% CI 0.177-0.966, p = 0.04). The target Hb levels were more often achieved in PD patients, and the number of deaths was significantly lower in non-anemic patients (Hb level > 11 g/dL). CONCLUSION Hb cycling is common among dialysis patients. Severity of anemia rather than its cycling has more significant impact on the prevalence of LVH and on inflammatory state.
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Pollack AH, Oron AP, Flynn JT, Munshi R. Using dynamic treatment regimes to understand erythropoietin-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness. Pediatr Nephrol 2018; 33:1411-1417. [PMID: 29619552 PMCID: PMC6827568 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-3948-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Erythropoietin-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness (ESAH) is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis. Dynamic treatment regimes (DTR), a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that guides the prescription of specific therapies in response to variations in patient states, have been used to guide treatment for chronic illnesses that require frequent monitoring and therapy changes. Our objective is to explore the role of utilizing a DTR to reduce ESAH in pediatric hemodialysis patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis of ESRD patients on hemodialysis who received ESAs. Dosing was adjusted using a locally developed protocol designed to target a hemoglobin between 10 and 12 g/dl. Analyzing this protocol as a DTR, we assessed adherence to the protocol over time measuring how the hyporesponse index (ESA dose/hemoglobin value) changed due to varying levels of adherence. RESULTS Eighteen patients met study criteria. Median hemoglobin was 11.4 g/dl (range 6.1-15.4), and median weekly ESA dose (darbepoetin-equivalent) was 0.4 mcg/kg/dose (range 0-2.1). Full adherence to the DTR was identified in 266 (71%) of the 4-week periods, with a median average adherence score of 0.80 (range 0.63-0.91). As adherence to the DTR improved, ESAH decreased. During the last 12 weeks, 13 out of 18 patients had lower average ESA/hemoglobin ratio than the first 12 weeks. CONCLUSIONS A DTR appears to be well-suited to the treatment of anemia in ESRD and reduces ESAH. Our work shows the potential of DTRs to drive the development and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines.
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- Ari H Pollack
- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Section of Epidemiology, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bellevue, WA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Hattori M. Hemoglobin target in children with chronic kidney disease: valuable new information. Kidney Int 2018; 91:16-18. [PMID: 28003080 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The international guideline from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes suggests a hemoglobin target of 11 to 12 g/dl for children with chronic kidney disease. However, information to support this proposal is very limited in the pediatric population. Because of controversy, the unmet need is the establishment of an appropriate target hemoglobin level in children with chronic kidney disease. Here, Rheault and colleagues provide valuable new information, reporting the association of hemoglobin levels with cardiovascular morbidity in pediatric hemodialysis patients.
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- Motoshi Hattori
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Atkinson MA, Warady BA. Anemia in chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2018; 33:227-238. [PMID: 28412770 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-017-3663-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Anemia is common and associated with adverse outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many factors contribute to declining hemoglobin as CKD progresses, but impaired production of erythropoietin by failing kidneys is a central cause. Hepcidin-mediated iron restriction also contributes to anemia by downregulating both intestinal iron absorption and release of stored iron for erythropoiesis. The core components of anemia management remain erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) and iron supplementation, but despite these therapies, a substantial number of children remain anemic. Although escalating ESA dose to target higher hemoglobin has been associated with adverse outcomes in adults, no trials have investigated this association in children, and maintaining hemoglobin levels in a narrow range with conservative ESA dosing is challenging. Judicious use of iron supplementation can enhance the response to ESAs, but the iron storage markers most commonly used in clinical practice have limitations in distinguishing which patients will benefit most from additional iron. Several novel anemia therapies, including hypoxia-inducible factor stabilizers, prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, and dialysate-delivered iron supplements, have been developed and may offer options for alternative anemia management. However, the safety and efficacy of these agents in children with CKD has yet to be assessed.
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- Meredith A Atkinson
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Weaver DJ, Somers MJG, Martz K, Mitsnefes MM. Clinical outcomes and survival in pediatric patients initiating chronic dialysis: a report of the NAPRTCS registry. Pediatr Nephrol 2017; 32:2319-2330. [PMID: 28762101 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-017-3759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 2011 annual report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) registry comprises data on 6482 dialysis patients over the past 20 years of the registry. METHODS The study compared clinical parameters and patient survival in the first 10 years of the registry (1992-2001) with the last decade of the registry (2002-2011). RESULTS There was a significant increase in hemodialysis as the initiating dialysis modality in the most recent cohort (42% vs. 36%, p < 0.001). Patients in the later cohort were less likely to have a hemoglobin <10 g/dl [odds ratio (OR) 0.68; confidence interval (CI) 0.58-0.81; p < 0.001] and height z-score <2 standard deviations (SD) below average (OR 0.68, CI 0.59-0.78, p < 0.0001). They were also more likely to have a parathyroid hormone (PTH) level two times above the upper limits of normal (OR 1.39, CI 1.21-1.60, p < 0.0001). Although hypertension was common regardless of era, patients in the 2002-2011 group were less likely to have blood pressure >90th percentile (OR 1.39, CI 1.21-1.60, p < 0.0001), and a significant improvement in survival at 36 months after dialysis initiation was observed in the 2002-2011 cohort compared with the 1992-2001 cohort (95% vs. 90%, respectively). Cardiopulmonary causes were the most common cause of death in both cohorts. Young age, growth deficit, and black race were poor predictors of survival. CONCLUSIONS The survival of pediatric patients on chronic dialysis has improved over two decades of dialysis registry data, specifically for children <1year.
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- Donald J Weaver
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Levine Children's Hospital, 1001 Blythe Boulevard, Ste 200, Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Optimal care of the pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient on chronic dialysis is complex and requires multidisciplinary care as well as patient/caregiver involvement. The dialysis team, along with the family and patient, should all play a role in choosing the dialysis modality which best meets the patient's needs, taking into account special considerations and management issues that may be particularly pertinent to children who receive peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis. Meticulous attention to dialysis adequacy in terms of solute and fluid removal, as well as to a variety of clinical manifestations of ESRD, including anemia, growth and nutrition, chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder, cardiovascular health, and neurocognitive development, is essential. This review highlights current recommendations and advances in the care of children on dialysis with a particular focus on preventive measures to minimize ESRD-associated morbidity and mortality. Advances in dialysis care and prevention of complications related to ESRD and dialysis have led to better survival for pediatric patients on dialysis.
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Diaz-Gonzalez De Ferris ME, Alvarez-Elías AC, Ferris MT, Medeiros M. Female Adolescents with Chronic or End-Stage Kidney Disease and Strategies for their Care. Semin Nephrol 2017; 37:320-326. [PMID: 28711070 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The prevalence of chronic or end-stage kidney disease in pediatric girls is lower than in boys, however, girls have unique morbidities that can have great effect on their quality of life. For female adolescents, creatinine excretion peaks at approximately 14 years of age and is significantly less than males, owing to lower muscle mass. Females have higher nitric oxide activity, and estrogens may contribute to lower blood pressure. Females excrete less growth hormone during the prepubertal and pubertal years. Females between the ages of 8 and 10 years show increased levels of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D, however, female adolescents with chronic kidney disease have less estrogen and loss of the luteinizing hormone pulsatile pattern. These biological, hormonal, and physical changes affect the psychosocial aspects of female adolescents with chronic kidney disease/end-stage kidney disease, and they must learn to manage their health to achieve good outcomes. Patients and their parents must learn disease management through a customized health care transition preparation in both the pediatric- and adult-focused settings. Clinical strategies are suggested for the care of these special patients.
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- Maria E Diaz-Gonzalez De Ferris
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Nephrology Research Laboratory, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico
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- Simione Consultants, Hamden, CT, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Nephrology Research Laboratory, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; Nephrology Research Laboratory, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico
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2015 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy: Guidelines for Renal Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease. RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY 2017. [DOI: 10.1186/s41100-017-0114-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Alterations of erythrocyte rheology and cellular susceptibility in end stage renal disease: Effects of peritoneal dialysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171371. [PMID: 28158274 PMCID: PMC5291367 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the effects of peritoneal dialysis on hemorheological and hematological parameters and their relations with oxidant and antioxidant status of uremic patients. Hemorheological parameters (erythrocyte deformability, erythrocyte aggregation, osmotic deformability, blood and plasma viscosity) were measured in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and volunteers. Erythrocyte deformability, osmotic deformability and aggregation in both autologous plasma and 3% dextran 70 were measured by laser diffraction ektacytometry. Enzyme activities of glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase were studied in erythrocytes; lipid peroxidation was studied by measuring the amount of malondialdehyde in both erythrocytes and plasma samples. Blood viscosity at native hematocrit was significantly lower in PD patients at all measured shear rates compared to controls, but it was high in PD patients at corrected (45%) hematocrit. Erythrocyte deformability did not show any difference between the two groups. Osmotic deformability was significantly lower in PD patients compared to controls. Aggregation index values were significantly high in PD patients in plasma Catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities in erythrocytes were decreased in PD patients whereas superoxide dismutase activity was increased compared to controls. Malondialdehyde was significantly increased in erythrocytes and plasma samples of PD patients which also shows correlations with aggregation parameters. It has been concluded that erythrocytes in PD patients are more prone to aggregation and this tendency could be influenced by lipid peroxidation activity in patient's plasma. These results imply that uremic conditions, loss of plasma proteins and an increased risk of oxidative stress because of decreasing levels of antioxidant enzymes affect erythrocyte rheology during peritoneal dialysis. This level of distortion may have crucial effects, impairing the blood flow dynamics and causing inadequate microcirculatory perfusion.
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Rheault MN, Molony JT, Nevins T, Herzog CA, Chavers BM. Hemoglobin of 12 g/dl and above is not associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity in children on hemodialysis. Kidney Int 2016; 91:177-182. [PMID: 27865440 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In adults on chronic hemodialysis, achieving a hemoglobin concentration of 12g/dl and above with erythropoiesis stimulating agents leads to increased cardiovascular events and mortality, but this may not be true in children. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients (under 18) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Clinical Performance Measures (CPM) project (2000 to 2008) merged with the United States Renal Data System. Hemoglobin was determined from the Clinical Performance Measures data, and beginning annually on January 1st of the next year, patients were followed for up to 1 year. We determined the outcomes (mortality, hospitalization, and cardiovascular events) during follow-up by hemoglobin group at baseline. Models were adjusted for demographic and clinical characteristics of 1569 children studied. The hemoglobin 12 g/dl and above group was older, had fewer years of ESRD, and was more often transplanted. Inpatient and outpatient visits for congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease were most common in the hemoglobin under 10g/dl group and the frequency of these diagnoses decreased with increasing hemoglobin. The hazard ratio of all-cause mortality (0.33, 95% confidence interval 0.14-0.81) and the adjusted relative rate of all-cause hospitalizations (0.81, 0.74-0.89) were significantly lower in the hemoglobin 12 g/dl and above group. Cardiovascular hospitalizations were significantly higher in the hemoglobin under 10g/dl group (1.31, 1.05-1.64). Thus, in children on hemodialysis, hemoglobin 12g/dl and above is not associated with increased cardiovascular visits, mortality, or all-cause and cardiovascular-related hospitalizations.
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- Michelle N Rheault
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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- Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Davidkova S, Prestidge TD, Reed PW, Kara T, Wong W, Prestidge C. Comparison of reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent with traditional markers of iron and erythropoiesis in pediatric dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2016; 31:819-26. [PMID: 26667237 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3284-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anemia is a major complication for patients on chronic dialysis. Erythropoietin is effective if iron is available, however unnecessary iron supplementation results in iron overload. Reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (Ret-He) may be useful for assessing iron status. METHODS A national retrospective cohort study including all children on chronic dialysis in New Zealand between 2007 and 2013, pairing Ret-He with demographic information, anemia indices, and markers of iron status. RESULTS In 606 observations, we found a modest relationship between Ret-He and transferrin saturation (TSAT) (r = 0.34, p < 0.001) and a poor correlation between Ret-He and ferritin (r = 0.09, p = 0.04). There was a negative correlation between ferritin and hemoglobin (r = -0.14, p = 0.002), a weak positive correlation between TSAT and hemoglobin (r = 0.12, p = 0.007), and a modest positive correlation between Ret-He and hemoglobin (r = 0.22, p < 0.001). The diagnostic performance of Ret-He to detect absolute iron deficiency (cut-off value 28.9 pg, sensitivity 90 %, specificity 75 %, AUC 0.87) was good. CONCLUSIONS Ret-He is a more relevant marker of iron status than ferritin and TSAT. This supports prospectively testing Ret-He to distinguish between iron deficiency and suboptimal erythropoietin dosing as competing causes for anemia. Ferritin is an unhelpful biomarker of iron deficiency in this setting.
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- Sarka Davidkova
- Department of Pediatrics, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Blood and Cancer Centre, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Children's Research Centre, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Nephrology, Starship Children's Hospital, Park Road, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Nephrology, Starship Children's Hospital, Park Road, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Nephrology, Starship Children's Hospital, Park Road, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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Anemia in children following renal transplantation-results from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry. Pediatr Nephrol 2016; 31:325-33. [PMID: 26385862 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3201-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our aim was to determine the prevalence of sub-target hemoglobin (Hb) levels in children with a renal allograft and to identify potential determinants associated with these Hb levels. METHODS Data from 3669 children with a functioning renal allograft, aged <18 years between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012, from 20 European countries were retrieved from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry, providing 16,170 Hb measurements. RESULTS According to the NKF/KDOQI classification and the UK-NICE guidelines, 49.8 and 7.8% of the patients, respectively, were anemic. Hb levels were strongly associated with graft function, with Hb levels of 12.6 g/dl in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1, declining to 10.7 g/dl in children with CKD stage 5 (P < 0.001). Higher Hb levels were associated with the use of tacrolimus compared to ciclosporin (0.14 g/dl; 95% confidence interval 0.02-0.27; P = 0.002). Low Hb levels were associated with an increased risk of graft failure (P = 0.01) or combined graft failure and death (P < 0.01), but not with death alone (not significant). CONCLUSIONS Anemia is present in a significant proportion of European pediatric kidney transplant recipients and is associated with renal allograft dysfunction and type of immunosuppressants used. In our patient cohort, higher Hb levels were associated with better graft and patient survival and less hypertension.
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Impact of Pediatric Chronic Dialysis on Long-Term Patient Outcome: Single Center Study. Int J Nephrol 2016; 2016:2132387. [PMID: 27597898 PMCID: PMC5002458 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2132387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective. Owing to a shortage of kidney donors in Israel, children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) may stay on maintenance dialysis for a considerable time, placing them at a significant risk. The aim of this study was to understand the causes of mortality. Study Design. Clinical data were collected retrospectively from the files of children on chronic dialysis (>3 months) during the years 1995–2013 at a single pediatric medical center. Results. 110 patients were enrolled in the study. Mean age was 10.7 ± 5.27 yrs. (range: 1 month–24 yrs). Forty-five children (42%) had dysplastic kidneys and 19 (17.5%) had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Twenty-five (22.7%) received peritoneal dialysis, 59 (53.6%) hemodialysis, and 6 (23.6%) both modalities sequentially. Median dialysis duration was 1.46 years (range: 0.25–17.54 years). Mean follow-up was 13.5 ± 5.84 yrs. Seventy-nine patients (71.8%) underwent successful transplantation, 10 (11.2%) had graft failure, and 8 (7.3%) continued dialysis without transplantation. Twelve patients (10.9%) died: 8 of dialysis-associated complications and 4 of their primary illness. The 5-year survival rate was 84%: 90% for patients older than 5 years and 61% for younger patients. Conclusions. Chronic dialysis is a suitable temporary option for children awaiting renal transplantation. Although overall long-term survival rate is high, very young children are at high risk for life-threatening dialysis-associated complications.
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Is peritoneal dialysis still an equal option? Results of the Berlin pediatric nocturnal dialysis program. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:1181-7. [PMID: 25877914 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3043-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal dialysis (PD) or conventional hemodialysis (HD) are considered to be equally efficient dialysis methods in children and adolescents. The aim of our study was to analyze whether an intensified, nocturnal HD program (NHD) is superior to PD in an adolescent cohort. METHODS Thirteen patients were prospectively enrolled in a NHD program. We measured uremia-associated parameters, parameters for nutrition, medication and blood pressure and analyzed the data. These data were compared to those of 13 PD controls, matched for gender, age and weight at the beginning the respective dialysis program and after 6 months of treatment. RESULTS Serum phosphate levels decreased significantly in the NHD group and remained unchanged in the PD group. Arterial blood pressure in the NHD was significantly lower despite the reduction of antihypertensive treatment, whereas blood pressure levels remained unchanged in the PD controls. Preexisting left ventricular hypertrophy resolved and albumin levels improved with NHD. Dietary restrictions could be lifted for those on NHD, whereas they remained in place for the patients on PD treatment. Residual diuresis remained unchanged after 6 months of either NHD or PD. NHD patients experienced fewer days of hospitalization than the PD controls. CONCLUSIONS Based on our results, NHD results in significantly improved parameters of uremia and nutrition. If individually and logistically possible, NHD should be the treatment modality of preference for older children and adolescents.
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Ha IS, Yap HK, Munarriz RL, Zambrano PH, Flynn JT, Bilge I, Szczepanska M, Lai WM, Antonio ZL, Gulati A, Hooman N, van Hoeck K, Higuita LMS, Verrina E, Klaus G, Fischbach M, Riyami MA, Sahpazova E, Sander A, Warady BA, Schaefer F. Risk factors for loss of residual renal function in children treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis. Kidney Int 2015; 88:605-13. [PMID: 25874598 PMCID: PMC4558567 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 01/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In dialyzed patients, preservation of residual renal function is associated with better survival, lower morbidity, and greater quality of life. To analyze the evolution of residual diuresis over time, we prospectively monitored urine output in 401 pediatric patients in the global IPPN registry who commenced peritoneal dialysis (PD) with significant residual renal function. Associations of patient characteristics and time-variant covariates with daily urine output and the risk of developing oligoanuria (under 100 ml/m2/day) were analyzed by mixed linear modeling and Cox regression analysis including time-varying covariates. With an average loss of daily urine volume of 130 ml/m2 per year, median time to oligoanuria was 48 months. Residual diuresis significantly subsided more rapidly in children with glomerulopathies, lower diuresis at start of PD, high ultrafiltration volume, and icodextrin use. Administration of diuretics significantly reduced oligoanuria risk, whereas the prescription of renin–angiotensin system antagonists significantly increased the risk oligoanuria. Urine output on PD was significantly associated in a negative manner with glomerulopathies (−584 ml/m2) and marginally with the use of icodextrin (−179 ml/m2) but positively associated with the use of biocompatible PD fluid (+111 ml/m2). Children in both Asia and North America had consistently lower urine output compared with those in Europe perhaps due to regional variances in therapy. Thus, in children undergoing PD, residual renal function depends strongly on the cause of underlying kidney disease and may be modifiable by diuretic therapy, peritoneal ultrafiltration, and choice of PD fluid.
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- Il-Soo Ha
- Kidney Center for Children and Adolescents, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Shaw-NKF-NUH Children's Kidney Centre, The Children's Medical Institute, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dialysis Division for Children, Department of Pediatrics, Zabrze Hospital, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Baxter Servicio al Cliente Colombia, Medellin-Antioquia, Colombia
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Children's Dialysis Center, Hopital de Hautepierre CHU, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Pediatric Nephrology Division, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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Atkinson MA, Kim JY, Roy CN, Warady BA, White CT, Furth SL. Hepcidin and risk of anemia in CKD: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis in the CKiD cohort. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:635-43. [PMID: 25380788 PMCID: PMC4336204 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2991-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepcidin, a key iron regulatory protein, is elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Its role in the development and progression of the anemia of CKD in children remains poorly defined. METHODS Cross-sectional and longitudinal study in children aged 1-16 years with stage 2-4 CKD in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) cohort (n = 133) with hepcidin measured at baseline and hemoglobin (HGB) measured annually at follow-up. Anemia was defined as HGB <5th percentile for age/sex OR treatment with an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). RESULTS Hepcidin levels correlated negatively with glomerular filtration rate (GFR; r = -0.22, p = 0.01) and positively with ferritin (r = 0.67, p < 0.001). At the lower end of the GFR spectrum at baseline (10th percentile, 27.5 mL/min/1.73 m(2)), higher hepcidin was associated with a 0.87 g/dL decrease in HGB during follow-up (95 % CI -1.69, -0.05 g/dL, p = 0.038). At higher GFR percentiles there was no significant association between baseline hepcidin and HGB during follow-up. Among 90 non-anemic subjects at baseline, 23.3 % developed incident anemia. In subjects with GFR ≤ the median, a higher hepcidin level was associated with an increased risk of incident anemia (at the 10th percentile GFR, HR 3.471, 95 % CI 1.228, 9.810, p = 0.019; at the 25th percentile GFR, HR 2.641, 95 % CI 1.213, 5.750, p = 0.014; at the 50th percentile GFR, HR 1.953, 95 % CI 1.011, 3.772, p = 0.046). Among subjects with GFR at the 75th percentile or above, incrementally higher baseline hepcidin was not associated with increased anemia risk. CONCLUSIONS Higher hepcidin levels are associated with a decreased HGB and an increased risk of incident anemia, and this association is most significant among subjects with lower GFR.
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- Meredith A Atkinson
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA,
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) sensitisation occurs after transfusion of blood products and transplantation. It can also happen spontaneously through cross-sensitisation from infection and pro-inflammatory events. Patients who are highly sensitised face longer waiting times on organ allocation programmes, more graft rejection and therefore more side effects of immunosuppression, and poorer graft outcomes. In this review, we discuss these issues, along with the limitations of modern HLA detection methods, and potential ways of decreasing HLA antibody development. We do not discuss the removal of antibodies after they have developed.
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- Lesley Rees
- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK,
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Dahlinghaus EK, Neu AM, Atkinson MA, Fadrowski JJ. Hemoglobin level and risk of hospitalization and mortality in children on peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29:2387-94. [PMID: 25108709 PMCID: PMC6556885 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2872-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical practice guidelines for management of anemia in children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) remain largely opinion-based. In this study, we evaluated the risk of mortality and hospitalization by hemoglobin (Hb) level in a large prevalent population of U.S. children on peritoneal dialysis (PD). METHODS Hemoglobin levels in prevalent PD patients from the 2005 End Stage Renal Disease Clinical Performance Measures Project were linked with 5-year mortality and 4-year hospitalization records from the United States Renal Data System. RESULTS Of the 468 patients included in the study, the mean age was 11 years, 55 % were male, 67 % were white, 254 (54 %) were hospitalized, and 23 (5 %) died. Median (interquartile range) Hb levels were 11.7 (10.7-12.6) g/dl, and 30 % had Hb levels of <11 g/dl. In adjusted survival analysis, Hb thresholds of 10, 11, or 12 g/dl were not associated with a significant difference in risk of death. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) of hospitalization for patients with a mean Hb of ≥11 g/dl was 0.56 (95 % CI 0.43-0.73). Compared to a reference range of Hb of 11 to <12, Hb of ≥12 g/dl was not associated with a significant difference in hospitalization risk (IRR 0.88; 95 % CI 0.61-1.25). Using age- and sex specific cut-offs for anemia, children who were not anemic had a 27 % decreased risk of hospitalization compared to those with anemia (IRR 0.73; 95 % CI 0.55-0.97). Compared to the first erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) dosing quartile, higher ESA doses were associated with an increased risk of both hospitalization and mortality. CONCLUSIONS U.S. children on PD with Hb levels of ≥11 g/dl were less likely to be hospitalized but had no observed difference in mortality. Children who were not anemic were also less likely to be hospitalized. Further study is necessary to elucidate whether a single optimal Hb level or a range applies to the pediatric ESKD population.
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- Erin K. Dahlinghaus
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Lestz RM, Fivush BA, Atkinson MA. Association of higher erythropoiesis stimulating agent dose and mortality in children on dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29:2021-8. [PMID: 24794833 PMCID: PMC4448694 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2820-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Higher doses of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) have been associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESRD), but to our knowledge no trials have been performed in children. We examined the association between ESA dose and all-cause mortality in a prevalent pediatric dialysis population. METHODS Retrospective cohort study utilizing national data on all prevalent dialysis patients aged <18 years from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' 2005 ESRD Clinical Performance Measures (CPM) project, linked to 18-month mortality records from the United States Renal Data System. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was performed to determine the risk of mortality by mean weekly ESA dose. RESULTS Eight-hundred and twenty-nine children were included in the analysis; 7 % died during follow-up. A higher proportion of patients receiving ESA doses in the highest category (erythropoietin ≥350 units/kg/week or darbepoetin ≥1.5 units/kg/week) died (50 % vs 28 %, p = 0.002), and also demonstrated a trend toward lower hemoglobin (11.0 vs 11.4 g/dL, p = 0.05). In multivariate analysis, patients receiving the highest dose of ESA demonstrated an increased risk of mortality (hazard ratio 3.37; p value <0.01). CONCLUSION Higher ESA dose is independently associated with mortality in children on chronic dialysis.
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- Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Nephrology Mail Stop #40, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Warady BA, Silverstein DM. Management of anemia with erythropoietic-stimulating agents in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29:1493-505. [PMID: 24005791 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Anemia management is an important component of the care provided to children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and influences both morbidity and mortality risk. The introduction of recombinant human erythropoietin to the treatment regimen three decades ago revolutionized the therapy and significantly decreased the need for repeated blood transfusions and exposure to associated risks. Recent data on the efficacy and complications associated with erythropoietic-stimulating agent (ESA) usage has, however, prompted a reassessment of treatment-related recommendations. This review will address these recommendations, in addition to describing pediatric outcomes associated with current ESAs and presenting information on alternative ESAs, many of which will likely soon be incorporated into clinical practice.
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- Bradley A Warady
- Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA,
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Warady BA, Neu AM, Schaefer F. Optimal Care of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent on Dialysis: 2014 Update. Am J Kidney Dis 2014; 64:128-42. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Roszkowska-Blaim M, Skrzypczyk P. Residual renal function in children treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:154537. [PMID: 24376376 PMCID: PMC3859254 DOI: 10.1155/2013/154537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Residual renal function (RRF) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving renal replacement therapy is defined as the ability of native kidneys to eliminate water and uremic toxins. Preserved RRF improves survival and quality of life in adult ESRD patients treated with peritoneal dialysis. In children, RRF was shown not only to help preserve adequacy of renal replacement therapy but also to accelerate growth rate, improve nutrition and blood pressure control, reduce the risk of adverse myocardial changes, facilitate treatment of anemia and calcium-phosphorus balance abnormalities, and result in reduced serum and dialysate fluid levels of advanced glycation end-products. Factors contributing to RRF loss in children treated with peritoneal dialysis include the underlying renal disease such as hemolytic-uremic syndrome and hereditary nephropathy, small urine volume, severe proteinuria at the initiation of renal replacement therapy, and hypertension. Several approaches can be suggested to decrease the rate of RRF loss in pediatric patients treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis: potentially nephrotoxic drugs (e.g., aminoglycosides), episodes of hypotension, and uncontrolled hypertension should be avoided, urinary tract infections should be treated promptly, and loop diuretics may be used to increase salt and water excretion.
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- Maria Roszkowska-Blaim
- Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24 Marszalkowska Street, 00-576 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24 Marszalkowska Street, 00-576 Warsaw, Poland
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Mitsnefes MM, Laskin BL, Dahhou M, Zhang X, Foster BJ. Mortality risk among children initially treated with dialysis for end-stage kidney disease, 1990-2010. JAMA 2013; 309:1921-9. [PMID: 23645144 PMCID: PMC3712648 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.4208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Most children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are treated with dialysis prior to transplant. It is not known whether their outcomes have changed in recent years. OBJECTIVE To determine if all-cause, cardiovascular, and infection-related mortality rates for children and adolescents beginning dialysis improved between 1990 and 2010. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective cohort study of patients younger than 21 years initially treated with dialysis for ESKD, recorded in the United States Renal Data System between 1990 and 2010. Children with a prior kidney transplant were excluded. We used Cox proportional hazard models to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality associated with a 5-year increment in year of ESKD treatment initiation. Primary analyses censored observation at kidney transplant. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES All-cause, cardiovascular, and infection-related mortality. RESULTS A total of 3450 children younger than 5 years and 19,951 children 5 years or older started dialysis from 1990-2010. Of those younger than 5 years, 705 died during dialysis treatment (98.8/1000 person-years); mortality rates were 112.2 and 83.4 per 1000 person-years in those initiating dialysis in 1990-1994 and 2005-2010, respectively. Of those 5 years and older at treatment initiation, 2270 died during dialysis treatment (38.6/1000 person-years). Their mortality rates were 44.6 and 25.9 per 1000 person-years in those initiating dialysis in 1990-1994 and 2005-2010, respectively. Each 5-year increment in calendar year of dialysis initiation was associated with an adjusted HR of 0.80 (95% CI, 0.75-0.85) among children younger than 5 years at initiation and an HR of 0.88 (95% CI, 0.85-0.92) among those 5 years and older. RESULTS A total of 23,401 children and adolescents who initiated ESKD treatment with dialysis at younger than 21 years between 1990 and 2010 were identified. Crude mortality rates during dialysis treatment were higher among children younger than 5 years at the start of dialysis compared with those who were 5 years and older. Mortality rates for both children and adolescents being treated for ESKD with dialysis decreased significantly between 1990 and 2010. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In the United States, there was a substantial decrease in mortality rates over time among children and adolescents initiating ESKD treatment with dialysis between 1990 and 2010. Further research is needed to determine the specific factors responsible for this decrease.
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- Mark M Mitsnefes
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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