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Prudhomme T, Mesnard B, Abbo O, Banuelos B, Territo A. Postoperative surgical complications after pediatric kidney transplantation in low weight recipients (<15 kg): a systematic review. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2023; 28:297-308. [PMID: 37219086 DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Kidney transplantation in low-weight recipients (<15 kg) is a challenging surgery with special characteristics. We proposed to perform a systematic review to determine the postoperative complication rate and the type of complications after kidney transplantation in low-weight recipients (<15 kg). The secondary objectives were to determine graft survival, functional outcomes, and patient survival after kidney transplantation in low-weight recipients. METHODS A systematic review was performed according to preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Medline and Embase databases were searched to identify all studies reporting outcomes on kidney transplantation in low-weight recipients (<15 kg). RESULTS A total of 1254 patients in 23 studies were included. The median postoperative complications rate was 20.0%, while 87.5% of those were major complications (Clavien ≥3). Further, urological and vascular complications rates were 6.3% (2.0-11.9) and 5.0% (3.0-10.0), whereas the rate of venous thrombosis ranged from 0 to 5.6%. Median 10-year graft and patient survival were 76 and 91.0%. SUMMARY Kidney transplantation in low-weight recipients is a challenging procedure complicated by a high rate of morbidity. Finally, pediatric kidney transplantation should be performed in centers with expertise and multidisciplinary pediatric teams.
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- Thomas Prudhomme
- Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse
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- Department of Urology, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Nantes
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Division Renal Transplantation and reconstructive Urology, Hospital Universitario El Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
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- Uro-oncology and Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Urology at "Fundació Puigvert" Hospital, Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain
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Mariotto A, Cserni T, Marei Marei M, Tavakoli A, Goyal A. Bladder salvage in children with congenital lower urinary tract malformations undergoing renal transplant. J Pediatr Urol 2023:S1477-5131(23)00145-6. [PMID: 37188601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with Congenital Lower Urinary Tract Malformations (CLUTM) have increased risk of post-transplant complications if bladder dysfunction is not addressed. Pretransplant assessment may be difficult if urinary diversion has been previously applied. In case of low capacity and/or low compliance and/or high-pressure overactive bladder, transplantation into a diverted or augmented system may be required. We hypothesised that a bladder optimization pathway may help identify potentially salvageable bladders and prevent unnecessary bladder diversion or augmentation. We propose a structured bladder optimisation and assessment programme for safe transplant and native bladder salvage. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of 130 children who underwent renal transplant between 2007 and 2018 were retrospectively collected and analysed. All patients with CLUTM were assessed by urodynamic study. Bladder optimisation: Low compliance bladders were managed with anticholinergics and/or Botulinum toxin A (BtA) injections. Those who had urinary diversion for their pathology underwent a structured assessment and optimisation process with undiversion/anticholinergics/BtA/bladder cycling/Clean Intermittent Catheterisation (CIC)/Suprapubic catheter (SPC) as indicated. Details of medical and surgical management were collected (Figure 1). RESULTS Between 2007 and 2018, 130 renal transplants were done. Of these, 35 (27%) had associated CLUTM (PUV in 15, neurogenic bladder dysfunction in 16, other pathology in 4) which was managed in our centre. Ten patients needed initial diversion in the form of vesicostomy (2) or ureterostomy (8) to manage primary bladder dysfunction. The median age at transplant was 7.8 years (range 2.5-19.6). After bladder assessment and optimisation, a safe bladder was demonstrated in 5 of 10 with initial diversion leading to transplant into native bladder (without augmentation). Overall, of the 35 patients, 20 (57%) had transplant into native bladder, 11 patients had ileal conduits and 4 had bladder augmentation. Eight required help with drainage: three with CIC, four with Mitrofanoff, and one had reduction cystoplasty. CONCLUSION With a structured bladder optimisation and assessment programme, safe transplant and 57% native bladder salvage is achievable in children with CLUTM.
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- Arianna Mariotto
- Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxfords Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK.
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- Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxfords Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Children's Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Manchester Renal Transplant Unit (RTU), Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust (MFT), Oxford Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxfords Road, Manchester, M139WL, UK
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Chandar J, Chen L, Defreitas M, Ciancio G, Burke G. Donor considerations in pediatric kidney transplantation. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:245-257. [PMID: 31932959 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-019-04362-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This article reviews kidney transplant donor options for children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Global access to kidney transplantation is variable. Well-established national policies, organizations for organ procurement and allocation, and donor management policies may account for higher deceased donor (DD transplants) in some countries. Living donor kidney transplantation (LD) predominates in countries where organ donation has limited national priority. In addition, social, cultural, religious and medical factors play a major role in both LD and DD kidney transplant donation. Most children with ESKD receive adult-sized kidneys. The transplanted kidney has a finite survival and the expectation is that children who require renal replacement therapy from early childhood will probably have 2 or 3 kidney transplants in their lifetime. LD transplant provides better long-term graft survival and is a better option for children. When a living related donor is incompatible with the intended recipient, paired kidney exchange with a compatible unrelated donor may be considered. When the choice is a DD kidney, the decision-making process in accepting a donor offer requires careful consideration of donor history, kidney donor profile index, HLA matching, cold ischemia time, and recipient's time on the waiting list. Accepting or declining a DD offer in a timely manner can be challenging when there are undesirable facts in the donor's history which need to be balanced against prolonging dialysis in a child. An ongoing global challenge is the significant gap between organ supply and demand, which has increased the need to improve organ preservation techniques and awareness for organ donation.
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- Jayanthi Chandar
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Transplant Institute, PO Box 016960 (M714), Miami, FL, 33101, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Transplant Institute, PO Box 016960 (M714), Miami, FL, 33101, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, USA
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Loubersac T, Roussey G, Dengu F, Langlois d'Estaintot H, Pere M, Glémain P, Rigaud J, Leclair MD, Karam G, Branchereau J. Comparison of the outcomes of the pediatric kidney transplantation between recipients below and above 15 kg: a single center retrospective study. World J Urol 2021; 39:2789-2794. [PMID: 33388915 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03537-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The renal transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease in children. We present the findings of an analysis of our institution's paediatric transplant outcomes comparing recipients under 15 kg, who represent this potentially higher risk group, to those above 15 kg. METHODS We retrospectively identified consecutive paediatric kidney transplants from a prospectively collected database for analysis. We included all recipients under the age of 18 years at the time of transplant between 2006 and 2018 without any exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was death-censored graft survival at 1 year, 5 years and 10 years. RESULTS 109 paediatric kidney transplants were performed in 100 children. Graft survival in the all population was 98%, 96% and 76% at 1 year, 5 years and 10 years, respectively. Recipient weight below 15 kg was not found to be a risk factor of graft loss. Overall, we found no individual factor to be statistically significantly associated with renal graft lost. The overall complication rate was 16% (18/109) with 12 early complications (11%) and 6 late ones (5%). CONCLUSION Kidney transplantation in children weighing < 15 kg seems safe and offers the same patient and graft survival outcomes as in other (> 15 kg) pediatric recipients with equally low complication rates.
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- Thomas Loubersac
- Urology, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France. .,Pediatric Urology Unit, University Hospital of Nantes, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau, Nantes, France.
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Biostatistics Unit, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Urology, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Pediatric Urology Unit, University Hospital of Nantes, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau, Nantes, France
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- Urology, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Urology, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France.,Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Centre de Recherche en Transplantation Et Immunologie, UMR1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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Feltran LDS, Genzani CP, Fonseca MJBM, da Silva EF, Baptista JC, de Carvalho MFC, Koch-Nogueira PC. Strategy to Enable and Accelerate Kidney Transplant in Small Children and Results of the First 130 Transplants in Children ≤15 kg in a Single Center. Transplantation 2020; 104:e236-e242. [PMID: 32732842 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Proper care of young children in need of kidney transplant (KT) requires many skilled professionals and an expensive hospital structure. Small children have lesser access to KT. METHODS We describe a strategy performed in Brazil to enable and accelerate KT in children ≤15 kg based on the establishment of one specialized transplant center, focused on small children, and cooperating with distant centers throughout the country. Actions on 3 fronts were implemented: (a) providing excellent medical assistance, (b) coordinating educational activities to disseminate expertise and establish a professional network, and (c) fostering research to promote scientific knowledge. We presented the number and outcomes of small children KT as a result of this strategy. RESULTS Three hundred forty-six pediatric KTs were performed in the specialized center from 2009 to 2017, being 130 in children ≤15 kg (38%, being 41 children ≤10 kg) and 216 in >15 kg (62%). Patient survival after 1 and 5 years of the transplant was 97% and 95% in the "small children" group, whereas, in the "heavier children" group, it was 99% and 96% (P = 0.923). Regarding graft survival, we observed in the "small children" group, 91% and 87%, whereas in the "heavier children" group, 94% and 87% (P = 0.873). These results are comparable to the literature data. Groups were similar in the incidence of reoperation, vascular thrombosis, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. CONCLUSIONS The strategy allowed an improvement in the number of KT in small children with excellent results. We believe this experience may be useful in other locations.
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- Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Federal University of São Paulo/UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo/UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Muramatsu M, Mizutani T, Hamasaki Y, Takahashi Y, Itabashi Y, Kubota M, Hashimoto J, Oguchi H, Sakurabayashi K, Hyodo Y, Shinoda K, Kawamura T, Sakai K, Shishido S. Transplantation of adult-size kidneys in small pediatric recipients: A single-center experience. Pediatr Transplant 2019; 23:e13401. [PMID: 30916370 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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RTx of adult-size kidneys presents a size mismatch in small pediatric recipients, and there are potential surgical complications. This study reveals the outcomes of intra- and extraperitoneal RTx in low-weight (less than 15 kg) pediatric recipients. We studied 51 pediatric patients weighing less than 15 kg who received a living-related donor renal transplant between 2009 and 2017. The intraperitoneal (group A, n = 24) and extraperitoneal (group B, n = 27) approaches were compared. In group A, the mean age, Ht, and weight were 3.8 ± 1.6 years, 83.7 ± 6.5 cm, 10.5 ± 1.8 kg; in group B, 5.0 ± 1.9 years, 95.3 ± 7.3 cm, and 13.0 ± 1.4 kg. Single renal artery grafts (21 in group A and 16 in group B) and double renal artery grafts (three in group A and 11 in group B) were performed. Of the patients with double renal artery transplants, one in group A and six in group B underwent ex vivo arterial reconstruction. The eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2 ) at 1-week post-transplant in group A was significantly higher than that in group B; the eGFRs at 4 weeks post-transplant did not differ. One graft was lost in group B because of vascular thrombosis. Post-transplant complications included ileus and transplant ureteral stenosis. There was no significant difference in 5-year graft survival rate (group A 100%, group B 91.7%). Both transplant approaches are feasible to adapt to a size mismatch between the adult-size donor kidney and low-weight pediatric recipients.
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- Masaki Muramatsu
- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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O'Hare EM, Jelin AC, Miller JL, Ruano R, Atkinson MA, Baschat AA, Jelin EB. Amnioinfusions to Treat Early Onset Anhydramnios Caused by Renal Anomalies: Background and Rationale for the Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy Trial. Fetal Diagn Ther 2019; 45:365-372. [PMID: 30897573 DOI: 10.1159/000497472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Anhydramnios caused by early anuria is thought to be universally fatal due to pulmonary hypoplasia. Bilateral renal agenesis and early fetal renal failure leading to anhydramnios constitute early pregnancy renal anhydramnios (EPRA). There have been successful reports of amnioinfusions to promote lung growth in the setting of EPRA. Some of these successfully treated EPRA fetuses have survived the neonatal period, undergone successful dialysis, and subsequently received a kidney transplant. Conversely, there are no reports of untreated EPRA survivors. This early success of amnioinfusions to treat EPRA justifies a rigorous prospective trial. The objective of this study is to provide a review of what is known about fetal therapy for EPRA and describe the Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy trial. We review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and genetics of EPRA. Furthermore, we have performed systematic review of case reports of treated EPRA. We describe the ethical framework, logistical challenges, and rationale for the current single center (NCT03101891) and planned multicenter trial.
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, .,Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
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Odeh RI, Sidler M, Skelton T, Zu'bi F, Naoum NK, Azzawayed IA, Alyami FA, Lorenzo AJ, Farhat WA, Koyle MA. Intraoperative blood transfusion in pediatric patients undergoing renal transplant-Effect of renal graft size. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22:e13119. [PMID: 29488289 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In pediatric RT, donor allograft size often exceeds the expected recipient norms, especially in younger recipients. An "oversize" graft might not only present a technical- and space-related challenge, but may possibly lead to increased demands in perioperative volume requirements due to the disparity between donor and recipient in renal blood flow. We evaluated transfusion practices at a single tertiary institution with special consideration of kidney graft size, hypothesizing that oversize graft kidneys might lead to a quantifiable increased need of blood transfusion in smaller recipients. Retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent pediatric RT from January 2004 to June 2014 at a tertiary pediatric centre was performed. Variables analyzed included patient age, weight, pre- and postoperative Hb concentration, graft size, EBL, amount of intraoperative blood transfusion, and preoperative use of erythropoietin. Based on graft size in relation to patient's age, a SMR and an OvR were identified. A subcohort of age-matched pairs was used to allow for comparison between groups. We calculated the expected procedure- and transfusion-induced changes in Hb and compared these changes to the observed difference in pre- vs postoperative Hb to assess the influence of graft size on transfusion requirements. RT was performed in 188 pediatric recipients during the study period. In the matched cohort, percentage of transfused patients during transplantation in the OvR group was more than double compared with SMR (89% vs 39%, P < .001); similarly, the median number of transfused PRBC units in OvR was 1, while the median of SMR did not receive transfusion (P < .001). The difference between expected (calculated) and observed change in Hb was significantly higher in OvR with a median of 1.9 g/dL compared with SMR with a median of 1.0 g/dL (P = .026). Correspondingly, the calculated median volume taken up by a regular size kidney was significantly higher with 213 mL compared with 313 mL (P = .031) taken up by an oversize graft kidney. Median estimated intraoperative blood loss was significantly higher in OvR than in SMR (6.9 mL/kg, vs 5.3 mL/kg, respectively; P = .04). Median postoperative Hb was similar among groups (10.4 g/dL vs 10.6 g/dL for SMR vs OvR, respectively). Transplantation of an oversized kidney in pediatric RT recipients is associated with a quantifiable higher need for blood transfusion. This may be caused by a higher intraoperative EBL and/or greater blood volume sequestered by the larger renal allograft and requires further evaluation.
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- Rakan I Odeh
- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Van Cauwenberghe K, Raes A, Pauwels L, Dehoorne J, Colenbie L, Dequidt C, Dossche L, Vande Walle J, Prytuła A. The choice between deceased- vs living-donor renal transplantation in children: Analysis of data from a Belgian tertiary center. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22. [PMID: 29399926 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pediatric renal transplantation with a living donor (LD) has superior outcome, but there is a paucity of studies analyzing the reasons for not undertaking living donation in West-European countries. The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the choice of donor source in our center. We also aimed to identify factors which prevented transplantation with a LD. This retrospective study was performed including children aged 2-19 years who underwent kidney transplantation (KT) at the Ghent University Hospital between 1996 and 2016. Relevant data were collected from medical files to identify the main medical, psychological, and socio-economic factors influencing the choice of the donor source. There were 48 patients (boys n = 33) who underwent KT. Thirty-nine patients received a deceased donor (DD) kidney and nine patients received a LD kidney. Sixteen of 48 transplantations were preemptive. The reasons for DD KT included socio-economic factors such as single caregiver families, one or both parents with a criminal record or convictions and religious or cultural constraints (n = 15), medical considerations (n = 13), refusal of the close relatives/parents to donate (n = 7), and acceptance of an organ from a DD while prospective donor was undergoing medical screening (n = 4). The low incidence of living kidney donation can be explained by socio-economic and medical factors. Refusal to donate is a potentially modifiable factor and strategies aimed at education and guidance of the families might contribute to a higher incidence of living donation in our setting.
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- Katty Van Cauwenberghe
- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Transplantation Centre, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Outpatient Nephrology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Frezin J, Fusaro F, Reding R, Godefroid N. Kidney transplantation in infantile myofibromatosis and fibromuscular dysplasia: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2015; 9:270. [PMID: 26603035 PMCID: PMC4658745 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0756-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction We report what we believe to be the first case of a child affected by two rare vascular diseases complicated by kidney failure and successfully treated by kidney transplantation. Case presentation A 3-year-old Caucasian girl with fibromuscular dysplasia and infantile myofibromatosis presented with arterial hypertension and renal failure. She received a deceased donor kidney transplantation distal to an iliac graft. The technical peculiarities of this transplantation are described, as well as her favorable long-term outcome. Conclusion Kidney transplantation may be considered in a patient with vascular diseases and a history of iliac surgery.
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- Julie Frezin
- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium.
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Pediatric Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Zurowska AM, Fischbach M, Watson AR, Edefonti A, Stefanidis CJ. Clinical practice recommendations for the care of infants with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5). Pediatr Nephrol 2013; 28:1739-48. [PMID: 23052647 PMCID: PMC3722439 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2300-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND To provide recommendations for the care of infants with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5). SETTING European Paediatric Dialysis Working Group. DATA SOURCES Literature on clinical studies involving infants with CKD5 (end stage renal failure) and consensus discussions within the group. RECOMMENDATIONS There has been an important change in attitudes towards offering RRT (renal replacement therapy) to both newborns and infants as data have accumulated on their improved survival and long-term outcomes. The management of this challenging group of patients differs in a number of ways from that of older children. The authors have summarised the basic recommendations for treating infants with CKD5 in order to support the multidisciplinary teams who endeavour on this difficult task.
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- Aleksandra M Zurowska
- Department Paediatric & Adolescent Nephrology & Hypertension, Medical University of Gdansk, Ul. Debinki 7, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland.
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Policy variation in donor and recipient status in 11 pediatric renal transplantation centers. Pediatr Nephrol 2013; 28:951-7. [PMID: 23322454 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2396-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 12/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based guidelines for pediatric renal transplantation (Tx) are lacking. This may lead to unwanted treatment variations. We aimed to quantify the variation in treatment policies and its consequences in daily practice in 11 centers that provide renal Tx for children in three European countries. METHODS We surveyed Tx policies in all ten centers in the Netherlands and Belgium and one center in Germany. We compared Tx policies with the therapies actually provided and with recommendations from available published guidelines and existing literature. Information on treatment policies was obtained by a questionnaire; information on care actually provided was registered prospectively from 2007 to 2011. The clinical guidelines were identified by searches of MEDLINE and websites of pediatric nephrology organizations. RESULTS Between centers, we found discrepancies in policies on: the minimum accepted recipient weight (8-12 kg), the maximum living and deceased donor age (50-75 and 45-60 years, respectively). HLA-match policies varied between acceptation of all mismatches to at least 1A1B1DR match donor transplantations amounting to 49 % in the Netherlands versus 26 % in Belgium (p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Management policies for renal Tx in children vary considerably between centers and nations. This has a direct impact on the delivered care, and by extrapolation, on health outcome.
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Kramer A, Stel VS, Geskus RB, Tizard EJ, Verrina E, Schaefer F, Heaf JG, Kramar R, Krischock L, Leivestad T, Pálsson R, Ravani P, Jager KJ. The effect of timing of the first kidney transplantation on survival in children initiating renal replacement therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 27:1256-64. [PMID: 21865215 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Controversy exists concerning the timing of the first kidney transplantation for children who need to start renal replacement therapy (RRT). Our aim was to estimate the effect of timing of the first transplantation on patient survival in children, for the first time also taking into account the mortality on dialysis before transplantation. METHODS We included 2091 patients who started RRT between the age of 3 and 18 years in the period 1988-2007, from 13 European renal registries. A multistate model was used to simulate patient survival assuming (i) pre-emptive transplantation, (ii) transplantation after 1 or 2 years on dialysis and (iii) remaining on dialysis. RESULTS Over the 20-year period, the highest 8-year survival probabilities were achieved in children transplanted pre-emptively {living donor (LD): 95.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 93.1-98.8], deceased donor (DD): 95.3% (95% CI: 90.9-99.9)} rather than after 2 years of dialysis [LD: 94.2% (95% CI: 91.6-96.8), DD: 93.4% (95% CI: 91.0-95.9)], although these differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Even after taking mortality on dialysis into account, the potentially negative effect of postponing transplantation for 1 or 2 years was relatively small and not statistically significant. Therefore, if pre-emptive transplantation is not possible, starting RRT with a short period of dialysis and receiving a transplant thereafter seems an acceptable alternative from the perspective of patient survival.
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- Anneke Kramer
- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abe T, Ichimaru N, Kakuta Y, Okumi M, Imamura R, Isaka Y, Takahara S, Kokado Y, Okuyama A. Long-term outcome of pediatric renal transplantation: a single center experience. Clin Transplant 2010; 25:388-94. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01250.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Outcomes of infants <28 days old treated with peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2009; 24:2035-9. [PMID: 19526253 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1234-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study evaluates the long-term outcomes of infants with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who required initiation of chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) prior to 28 days of age. Infants with ESRD present both ethical and technical challenges for pediatric nephrologists and neonatologists. Recent advances in the medical management of ESRD in infants combined with improved infant transplantation outcomes make it more likely that such infants can survive to successful kidney transplantation. We reviewed all infants initiating PD for ESRD before 28 days of age at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital from 1995 to 2004 (n = 23). Overall 1 - and 5-year patient survival was 52 and 48%, respectively. Twelve children received kidney transplants at a median age and weight of 1.12 years and 9.5 kg, respectively, with a 5-year graft survival rate of 83%. In summary, a majority of infants requiring renal replacement therapy with PD in the first month of life achieve long-term survival with a successful kidney transplant.
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Garcia CD, Bittencourt VB, Pires F, Didone E, Guerra E, Vitola SP, Antonello J, Malheiros D, Tumelero A, Garcia VD. Renal transplantation in children younger than 6 years old. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:373-5. [PMID: 17362733 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Herein we report our experience in renal transplantation in 38 children (40 transplants), ages 1 to 5 years, between 1989 and 2005. Demographics as well as patient and graft survivals are reported. Mean age at transplantation was 3.3 +/- 1.3 years, and mean weight was 14 kg (range, 5.7-25 kg); 92.5% were Caucasian, 7.5% African-Brazilian. The main etiology for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was uropathic/vesicoureteral reflux (45%) followed by glomerulopathy (25%), congenital/hereditary diseases (10%), and hemolytic uremic syndrome (12.5%). Prior to transplantation, 5% were on hemodialysis, 85% on peritoneal dialysis, and 10% preemptive. All children were followed for at least 6 months posttransplantation, except 2 who died in the first month. In 75% of cases, kidneys were obtained from living-related donors, and in 25% from deceased donors. Thirty-nine kidneys were extraperitoneally placed. Primary immunosuppressant therapy consisted of cyclosporine (61%), tacrolimus (39%), mycophenolate (49%), and azathioprine (51%). A steroid-free protocol was used in 17% of patients. In the last 21 cases, basiliximab or daclizumab was added. There were 13 (32.5%) graft losses (4 artery/vein thromboses, 3 chronic rejections, 3 deaths, 3 other causes). The 5-year patient and graft survival rates were 89.6% and 72.2%. We have concluded that renal transplantation can be performed with good long-term results in children younger than 6 years old.
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- C D Garcia
- Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa, FFFCMPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Carey WA, Talley LI, Sehring SA, Jaskula JM, Mathias RS. Outcomes of dialysis initiated during the neonatal period for treatment of end-stage renal disease: a North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies special analysis. Pediatrics 2007; 119:e468-73. [PMID: 17224455 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the outcomes of initiating long-term dialysis of neonates and children aged > 1 to 24 months with end-stage renal disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS By querying the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies database, we obtained information on 193 neonates (< or = 1 month of age) and 505 children (> 1-24 months of age) with a presumptive diagnosis of end-stage renal disease who initiated long-term dialysis. Dialysis characteristics and likelihood of hospitalization were compared using the chi2 test, and duration of hospitalization was compared using the Wilcoxon 2-sample test. Product limit methods were implemented, and the log rank test was used to compare time-to-event analyses. Multivariate analyses were performed using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Neonates with end-stage renal disease were more likely to receive peritoneal dialysis versus hemodialysis than older children with end-stage renal disease. Moreover, neonates who initiated dialysis during the first month of life were just as likely to terminate dialysis as were the older children. Rates of renal transplantation were significantly lower in the neonates compared with the older children, but neonates were more likely to recover function of the native kidney. Although neonates were more often hospitalized, their overall risk of mortality was similar to that observed in older children. CONCLUSIONS Neonates with a presumptive diagnosis of end-stage renal disease may initiate long-term dialysis during the first month of life with outcomes comparable to those of patients who initiate dialysis later in infancy.
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- William A Carey
- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UCSF Children's Hospital, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California St, Suite 150K, San Francisco, CA 94118-1245, USA.
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- F Bouissou
- Service de néphrologie pédiatrique, hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France
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Waisman D, Kessel I, Ish-Shalom N, Maroun L, Riskin-Mashiah S, Falik-Zaccai T, Weintraub Z, Albersheim S, Rotschild A. The anuric preterm newborn infant with a normal renal ultrasound: a diagnostic and ethical challenge. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:350-3. [PMID: 16511901 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Diagnosis and treatment of an anuric premature infant with severe respiratory compromise and a normal renal ultrasound (US), is a difficult task that requires a multidisciplinary approach. A 29-week gestation premature male infant, born after 5 weeks of worsening oligohydramnios, was ventilated for respiratory distress and remained anuric. Intensive clinical investigations and pediatric nephrology consultation that predicted very poor prognosis were followed by progressive renal failure, electrolyte imbalance, respiratory failure, ventricular arrhythmia, and finally cardiac arrest and death on day 5. In view of the predicted poor outcome, and after discussion with the parents, a decision was made not to start peritoneal dialysis (PD), and to offer only palliative therapy, with comfort care alone. Pre and postnatal diagnosis lead, in this case, to an ethical challenge that focuses on the question of futility.
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- Dan Waisman
- Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 34362, Israel.
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Pediatric transplantation has seen remarkable advances over the past two decades with reduced morbidity and mortality, reduced rejection rates, and improved long-term patient and allograft survival. Infants currently have short-term patient and allograft survival rates better than any other age group; short-term allograft survival rates in CD recipients are equal to those in LD recipients. With decreased rejection, long-term allograft survival is improving dramatically. Transplantation allows for much reduced risks and improved metabolic status, growth and development, and more normal social interactions. The future of transplantation continues to be exciting, with opportunities for reduced immunosuppressive medications and their side effects, and the elusive goal of transplantation tolerance seems within reach.
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- Mark R Benfield
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 7th Avenue S-ACC 516, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
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From September 20, 1970 to October 24, 2001, we performed 46 kidney transplants in infants under 1 yr old at the University of Minnesota. This article reviews the preoperative care, surgical technique, and immunosuppression. Recipients included 16 females and 30 males; the youngest recipient was 6 wk old. The mean pretransplant height was 62.8 cm, which increased to 77 cm at 1 yr post-transplant and to 104 cm at 5 yr. We used 40 living donors (all but 1 were related to the recipient) and 6 cadaver donors. The overall actuarial graft survival was 85% at 1 yr and 70% at 5 yr. In the cyclosporine era, graft survival improved to 91% at 1 yr and 80% at 5 yr. Death with function was the most common cause of graft loss (n = 5), followed by biopsy-proven chronic rejection (n = 4), biopsy-proven recurrent disease (n = 3), and graft thrombosis (n = 2). Patient survival was 91% at 1 yr and 86% at 5 yr. In the cyclosporine era, patient survival was 100% at 5 yr and 85% at 10 yr. We concluded that an early transplant is the best treatment option for infants under 1 yr old with chronic renal failure. Whenever possible, adult living kidney donors should be used.
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- Khalid Khwaja
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Debray D, Furlan V, Baudouin V, Houyel L, Lacaille F, Chardot C. Therapy for acute rejection in pediatric organ transplant recipients. Paediatr Drugs 2003; 5:81-93. [PMID: 12529161 DOI: 10.2165/00128072-200305020-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Despite the availability of potent immunosuppressive drugs, rejection after organ transplantation in children remains a serious concern, and may lead to significant morbidity, graft loss, and death of the patient. Acute graft rejection in pediatric recipients is first treated with methylprednisolone pulses, followed by progressive taper of corticosteroid doses. After control of the rejection episode, baseline immunosuppression has to be adjusted and closely monitored since rejection (especially late episodes, occurring more than 6 months after transplantation) may be due to a lack of compliance or sub-therapeutic drug concentrations. The management of corticosteroid resistant rejection is not standardized, and depends on the transplanted organ and previous immunosuppressive regimen. In patients experiencing corticosteroid resistant acute rejection while on a cyclosporine-based immunosuppressive regimen, cyclosporine is generally changed to tacrolimus. In case of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, tacrolimus blood levels may be increased, and/or mycophenolate mofetil (which nowadays tends to replace azathioprine) or sirolimus may be added, although pharmacodynamic data and clinical studies with these agents are still scarce in pediatric recipients. The use of antithymocyte globulins or monoclonal anti-CD3 antibodies, muromonab CD3 (OKT3) is hampered by numerous adverse effects, including a significant risk of over-immunosuppression. These therapies are nowadays indicated in very selected cases. Other treatments such as plasmapheresis and high dose immunoglobulins may be useful in difficult cases. In patients with refractory rejection despite therapeutic escalation, the risks of over-immunosuppression, including opportunistic infections and malignancies (especially the Epstein-Barr virus related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease) have to be balanced with the consequences of graft loss due to rejection. Detransplantation or retransplantation may, in some instances, be preferable to severe infectious or tumoral complications.
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- Dominique Debray
- Paediatric Hepatology Unit, University Hospital of Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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