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Multicenter Study
. 2009 Jul;155(1):105-10, 110.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.070. Epub 2009 Apr 24.

Epidemiology and risk factors for thromboembolic complications of childhood nephrotic syndrome: a Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (MWPNC) study

Bryce A Kerlin  1 , Neal B Blatt, Beng Fuh, Shuang Zhao, Amy Lehman, Carol Blanchong, John D Mahan, William E Smoyer
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Multicenter Study

Epidemiology and risk factors for thromboembolic complications of childhood nephrotic syndrome: a Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (MWPNC) study

Bryce A Kerlin et al. J Pediatr. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: To identify clinical variables predictive of the risk of thromboembolism (TE), and to confirm the incidence of TE in primary and secondary childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS).

Study design: A comprehensive chart review identified 326 children with NS from any cause evaluated between 1999 and 2006. These patients had a total of 1472.8 patient-years of follow-up. Comparison statistics, survival analysis, and logistic regression were used to define TE epidemiology and clinical risk factors.

Results: We found that 9.2% of our cohort had experienced at least 1 TE. The overall incidence was 20.4 patients with TEs/1000 patient-years. The median time to the first TE was 70.5 days after diagnosis of NS. Deep venous thrombosis was the most common TE (76%) and was frequently associated with the use of a central venous catheter (45%). Significant independent predictors of TE included age > or = 12 years at onset of NS (P < .0001), severity of proteinuria (P < .0001), and history of TE preceding diagnosis of NS (P < .0001). Life- or limb-threatening TEs represented 23.7% of the events.

Conclusions: Children with NS should be carefully followed for TE, particularly those who are age 12 years or older, have severe proteinuria, or have a previous history of TE.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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TE-free survival in A, patients with primary versus secondary NS (P < .001, log-rank test) and B, patients with membranous histology (MN or SLE class V) versus other diagnoses (P < .0001, log-rank test).
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Comment in

  • Nephrosis and clots.
    Welch TR. Welch TR. J Pediatr. 2009 Jul;155(1):A2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.05.021. J Pediatr. 2009. PMID: 19559282 No abstract available.

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