Mortality in Children Treated With Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis: Findings From the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network Registry

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 380 - 390
• Main Authors: Ploos van Amstel, Sophie, Noordzij, Marlies, Borzych-Duzalka, Dagmara, Chesnaye, Nicholas C., Xu, Hong, Rees, Lesley, Ha, Il-Soo, Antonio, Zenaida L., Hooman, Nakysa, Wong, William, Vondrak, Karel, Yap, Yok Chin, Patel, Hiren, Szczepanska, Maria, Testa, Sara, Galanti, Monica, Kari, Jameela A., Samaille, Charlotte, Bakkaloglu, Sevcan A., Lai, Wai-Ming, Rojas, Luisa Fernanda, Diaz, Mabel Sandoval, Basu, Biswanath, Neu, Alicia, Warady, Bradley A., Jager, Kitty J., Schaefer, Franz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Child; death; economic disparity; end-stage renal disease (ESRD); gross national income (GNI); international differences; kidney failure; kidney replacement therapy (KRT); macroeconomics; mortality; patient survival; pediatric; peritoneal dialysis (PD); registry study; risk factors; risk factors; patient survival; death; gross national income (GNI); kidney failure; pediatric; peritoneal dialysis (PD); macroeconomics; economic disparity; international differences; end-stage renal disease (ESRD); kidney replacement therapy (KRT); mortality; registry study; Child

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 macro...