A promising pediatric peritoneal dialysis experience in a resource-limited setting with the support of saving young lives program.

A promising pediatric peritoneal dialysis experience in a resource-limited setting with the support of saving young lives program. Perit Dial Int. 2020 Jan 17;:896860819887286 Authors: Nkoy AB, Ndiyo YM, Matoka TT, Odio BM, Kazadi OK, Aloni MN, Collard L, McCulloch M, Ngiyulu RM, Gini JE, Lepira FB, van den Heuvel LP, Levtchenko E, Ekulu PM Abstract In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), acute kidney injury (AKI) contributes to the high rate of child mortality owing to the conjunction of poverty, deficiency of qualified health-care providers in pediatric nephrology, and the lack of pediatric dialysis programs. We aimed to describe the recent experience of the first pediatric acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) program in DRC. This is a retrospective cohort study on epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of children admitted from January 2018 to January 2019 at the University Hospital of Kinshasa for AKI and treated with PD. This pediatric PD program started by a team of one physician and one nurse who were trained in the local production of PD fluids and bedside catheter insertion technique in Benin Republic. The training was jointly supported by the Flemish Inter-University Council (VLIR) TEAM project and Saving Young Lives (SYL) program of ISN, ISPD, EuroPD, and IPNA. From January 2018 to January 2019, 49 children (aged 4 months-15 years) were admitted for AKI mainly due to severe malaria and sepsis. Dialysis was indicated in ...
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Perit Dial Int Source Type: research