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Alvarez-Elías AC, Lou-Meda R, Exeni R, Exantus J, Bonilla-Felix M, González-Camac S, de Ferris MEDG. Addressing Health Inequities and Disparities in Children With Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Areas: the Latin American and Caribbean Experience. CURRENT PEDIATRICS REPORTS 2023; 11:40-49. [PMID: 37252328 PMCID: PMC10206370 DOI: 10.1007/s40124-023-00287-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Purpose of Review Compared with high-income countries, healthcare disparities and inequities are more evident in low, lower-middle, and upper-middle-income countries with poorer housing and nutrition conditions. At least 20% of Latin America and the Caribbean are low and lower-middle-income countries. Despite the majority of the other countries being upper-middle income, the United Nations Children's Fund had classified all the regions as "less developed," with limited access to health care for the most vulnerable, the children. Latin America and the Caribbean regions represent an extensive territory with communication limitations and an unstable socio-political and economic environment. After considering the vast population affected by poverty worldwide and the long-term impact of kidney disease starting in childhood, it is crucial to better understand and analyze the multifactorial limiting conditions in accessing specialized care such as pediatric nephrology in disadvantaged areas. Recent Findings Constraints in accessing basic healthcare in rural areas make it impossible to receive specialized pediatric nephrology care including dialysis and transplantation. Disturbingly, incidence and prevalence figures of acute kidney injury, chronic and end-stage kidney disease in some Latin American and the Caribbean countries are unknown, and these conditions still represent a death sentence for underprivileged populations. However, the monumental efforts of the dedicated healthcare providers and stakeholders that pioneered the actions in the past 50 years have shown remarkable progress in developing pediatric nephology services across the continent. Summary In this review, we compile some of the latest evidence about the care of children and adolescents with kidney conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, along with the experiences from the field in the care of these patients facing adverse conditions. We also highlight recommendations to address inequities and disparities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Catalina Alvarez-Elías
- Division of Nephrology, Research Institute, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4 Canada
- Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Departamento de Investigacion Clinica, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, UNAM, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Division of Nephrology, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
- Fundación Para El Niño Enfermo Renal (FUNDANIER), Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Division of Nephrology, Hospital Profesor Doctor Ramón Exeni, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Pediatrics Unit, State University Hospital, University of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Division de Nefrologia y Trasplante, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, San Borja, Lima, Peru
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Gotta V, Marsenic O, Atkinson A, Pfister M. Hemodialysis (HD) dose and ultrafiltration rate are associated with survival in pediatric and adolescent patients on chronic HD-a large observational study with follow-up to young adult age. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:2421-2432. [PMID: 33651178 PMCID: PMC8260402 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-04972-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemodialysis (HD) dose targets and ultrafiltration rate (UFR) limits for pediatric patients on chronic HD are not known and are derived from adults (spKt/V>1.4 and <13 ml/kg/h). We aimed to characterize how delivered HD dose and UFR are associated with survival in a large cohort of patients who started HD in childhood. METHODS Retrospective analysis on a cohort of patients <30 years, on chronic HD since childhood (<19 years), having received thrice-weekly HD 2004-2016 in outpatient DaVita centers. OUTCOME Survival while remaining on HD. PREDICTORS (I) primary analysis: mean delivered dialysis dose stratified as spKt/V ≤1.4/1.4-1.6/>1.6 (Kaplan-Meier analysis), (II) secondary analyses: UFR and alternative dialysis adequacy measures [eKt/V, body-surface normalized Kt/BSA] on continuous scale (Weibull regression model). RESULTS A total of 1780 patients were included (age at the start of HD: 0-12y: n=321, >12-18y: n=1459; median spKt/V=1.55, eKt/V=1.31, Kt/BSA=31.2 L/m2, UFR=10.6 mL/kg/h). (I) spKt/V<1.4 was associated with lower survival compared to spKt/V>1.4-1.6 (P<0.001, log-rank test), and spKt/V>1.6 (P<0.001), with 10-year survival of 69.3% (59.4-80.9%) versus 83.0% (76.8-89.8%) and 84.0% (79.6-88.5%), respectively. (II) Kt/BSA was a better predictor of survival than spKt/V or eKt/V. UFR was additionally associated with survival (P<0.001), with increased mortality <10/>18 mL/kg/h. Associations did not alter significantly following adjustment for demographic characteristics (age, etiology of kidney disease, and ethnicity). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest usefulness of targeting Kt/BSA>30 L/m2 for best long-term outcomes, corresponding to spKt/V>1.4 (>12 years) and >1.6 (<12 years). In contrast to adults, higher UFR of 10-18 ml/kg/h was not associated with greater mortality in this population.
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- Verena Gotta
- Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Spitalstrasse 33, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Spitalstrasse 33, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Spitalstrasse 33, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
- Certara, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Gotta V, Tancev G, Marsenic O, Vogt JE, Pfister M. Identifying key predictors of mortality in young patients on chronic haemodialysis-a machine learning approach. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 36:519-528. [PMID: 32510143 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The mortality risk remains significant in paediatric and adult patients on chronic haemodialysis (HD) treatment. We aimed to identify factors associated with mortality in patients who started HD as children and continued HD as adults. METHODS The data originated from a cohort of patients <30 years of age who started HD in childhood (≤19 years) on thrice-weekly HD in outpatient DaVita dialysis centres between 2004 and 2016. Patients with at least 5 years of follow-up since the initiation of HD or death within 5 years were included; 105 variables relating to demographics, HD treatment and laboratory measurements were evaluated as predictors of 5-year mortality utilizing a machine learning approach (random forest). RESULTS A total of 363 patients were included in the analysis, with 84 patients having started HD at <12 years of age. Low albumin and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were the two most important predictors of 5-year mortality. Other predictors included elevated red blood cell distribution width or blood pressure and decreased red blood cell count, haemoglobin, albumin:globulin ratio, ultrafiltration rate, z-score weight for age or single-pool Kt/V (below target). Mortality was predicted with an accuracy of 81%. CONCLUSIONS Mortality in paediatric and young adult patients on chronic HD is associated with multifactorial markers of nutrition, inflammation, anaemia and dialysis dose. This highlights the importance of multimodal intervention strategies besides adequate HD treatment as determined by Kt/V alone. The association with elevated LDH was not previously reported and may indicate the relevance of blood-membrane interactions, organ malperfusion or haematologic and metabolic changes during maintenance HD in this population.
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- Verena Gotta
- Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.,Certara, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris ME, Díaz-González de Martínez MDL, Díaz-González de Velázquez AM, Díaz-González Borja A, Díaz-González Borja A, Filler G, Alvarez-Elías AC, Díaz-González Borja V. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Optimize the Care of Transitioning Adolescents and Young Adults with CKD. Blood Purif 2021; 50:684-695. [PMID: 33706317 DOI: 10.1159/000513520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with CKD or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have unique medical, dental, psychosocial, neurocognitive, and academic needs and require close interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize their care. The etiology of CKD in AYAs is diverse compared to older adults. With their continuously improved survival, AYAs must start preparation for health-care transition (HCT) from pediatric- to adult-focused health care in the pediatric setting and it must continue at the adult-focused setting, given that their brain maturation and self-management skill acquisition occur until their mid-20s. While the growth and physical maturation of most visible body parts occur before 18 years of age, the prefrontal cortex of the brain, where reasoning, impulse control, and other higher executive functions reside, matures around 25 years of age. The HCT process must be monitored using patient- and caregiver-measuring tools to guide interventions. The HCT process becomes more complex when patients and/or caregivers have a language barrier, different cultural beliefs, or lower literacy levels. In this article, we discuss the unique comorbidities of pediatric-onset CKD/ESKD, provide information for a planned HCT preparation, and suggest interdisciplinary coordination as well as cultural and literacy-appropriate activities to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
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- Escuela de Biotecnología, Universidad Mexicana del Estado de Mexico (UNIMEX), Mexico City, Mexico.,Ciencias de la Salud y Metodología de la Investigación, Escuela Preparatoria Oficial Anexa a la Normal de Cuautitlán-Izacalli, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Departments of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.,Departments of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.,Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.,Lilibeth Caberto Kidney Clinical Research Unit, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Unidad de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Nefrología y Metabolismo Mineral Óseo, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.,Unidad de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de, Mexico City, Mexico
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- San Ysidro Health, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Welch TR. Disparities in Care for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Pediatr 2018; 202:8-9. [PMID: 30072139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas R Welch
- Department of Pediatrics State University of New York Upstate Medical University Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital Syracuse, New York.
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