Pediatric Dialysis

The provision of optimal dialysis therapy to children requires an understanding of the multi-disciplinary manner in which the pediatric patient is affected by renal insufficiency. This work is designed to serve as a primary resource to clinicians involved in the care of the pediatric dialysis patient.

List of Contributors. 1. The history of dialysis therapy in children; K. Schärer, R.N. Fine. 2. The biology of dialysis; D. Gao, M.A. Kraus, C. Ronco, W.R. Clark. 3. The demographics of dialysis in children; S.R. Alexander, B.A. Warady. 4. Organization and management of a pediatric dialysis program; L. Jones. 5. Vascular access; D.L. Cass, J.G. Nuchtern. 6. Peritoneal dialysis access in children; M.L. Brandt, E.D. Brewer. 7. Technical aspects of the hemodialysis procedure;M. Daschner, F.S. Schaefer. 8. Technical aspects of the peritoneal dialysis procedure; E. Verrina, F. Perfumo. 9. Prescribing and monitoring hemodialysis; S.L. Goldstein. 10. Peritoneal dialysis and prescription monitoring; B. Morgenstern. 11. Initiation of maintenance renal replacement therapy in infancy; D.F. Geary. 12. The decision to initiate dialysis in children and adolescents; L. Greenbaum, F.S. Schaefer. 13. Maintenance hemodialysis during infancy; P. Cochat, C. Lioux. 14. Maintenance peritoneal dialysis during infancy; C. Holmberg, K. Rönnholm. 15. Achieving nutritional goals for children on dialysis; D. Secker. 16. Supplemental tube feeding; J.E. Coleman, B.A. Warady. 17. Growth disturbance in chronic renal failure: etiology and treatment; O. Mehls, F.S. Schaefer, B. Tönshoff. 18. Treatment of renal bone disease;I.B. Salusky. 19. Management of renal anemia; P.D. Yorgin, A. Al-Uzri. 20. Blood pressure management in the dialysis patient; J.A. Samuels, J.M. Sorof. 21. Cardiovascular considerations of pediatric ESRD; U. Querfeld. 22. Immune function of children on dialysis; A.H.M. Bout, J.-C. Davin. 23. Immunizations; A.M. Neu. 24. Peritonitis; B.A. Warady, F.S. Schaefer. 25. Non-infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis; E.A. Harvey. 26. Neurological side effects of dialysis and cognitive development in children with end-stage renal disease; C. Schröder, G.M. Hulstijn-Dirkmaat. 27. Psychological care and adherence to medical regimens; E. Reichwald-Klugger, J. Rosenkranz. 28. Assessing the quality of life of children on dialysis; A. Gersona, S. Furth. 29. Long-term outcome of peritoneal and hemodialysis; S. Ledermann, L. Rees. 30. The ethics of withholding and withdrawing dialysis in children; A.R. Watson, M. Shooter. 31. Urological considerations in children with end-stage renal disease; A.R. Aslan, B.A. Kogan. 32. Preparing the pediatric dialysis patient for transplantation; M. Sarwal, O. Salvatierra. 33. Principles of drug administration in children receiving renal replacement therapy; D.L. Blowey. 34. Continuous renal replacement therapies for children with acute renal failure and metabolic disorders; M. Gregory, T.E. Bunchman, P.D.