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Review
. 2018 Apr;33(4):585-594.
doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3681-9. Epub 2017 May 15.

Survival in children requiring chronic renal replacement therapy

Nicholas C Chesnaye  1 , Karlijn J van Stralen  2 , Marjolein Bonthuis  3 , Jérôme Harambat  4 , Jaap W Groothoff  5 , Kitty J Jager  3
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Review

Survival in children requiring chronic renal replacement therapy

Nicholas C Chesnaye et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

Survival in the pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population has improved substantially over recent decades. Nonetheless, mortality remains at least 30 times higher than that of healthy peers. Patient survival is multifactorial and dependent on various patient and treatment characteristics and degree of economic welfare of the country in which a patient is treated. In this educational review, we aim to delineate current evidence regarding mortality risk in the pediatric ESRD population and provide pediatric nephrologists with up-to-date information required to counsel affected families.

Keywords: Children; End-stage renal disease; Global disparity; Mortality risk; Outcomes; Registry data.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Dialysis modality: a age group at renal replacement therapy initiation; –b time treated by a nephrologist. Reproduced with minor modification and permission [66]. HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis
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