"This book presents case-based synopses of dialysis-related pediatric nephrology topics. ... This is certainly an excellent guide for pediatric nephrology postgraduate trainees and also for pediatric dialysis professionals who wish to expand their knowledge base and their understanding the concepts behind standard-of-care pediatric dialysis techniques and protocols. ... This excellent case-based, patient care guide provides current standards of care and educational concepts behind pediatric dialysis practice. ... This is a very readable, current, and practical guide." (Aftab S. Chishti, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)
Preface
1 Peritoneal Access
2 Peritoneal Equilibration Testing and Application
3 Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription
4 Dialysis During Infancy
5 Hypotension in Infants on Peritoneal Dialysis
6 Ethical Dialysis Decisions in Infants with End Stage Kidney Disease
7 Catheter Exit-site and Tunnel Infections
8 Peritonitis
9 Relapsing and Recurreny Peritonitis
10 Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Hydrothorax and Hernia
11 Ultrafiltration Failure
12 Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis
13 Difficult Vascular Access
14 Hemodialysis Prescription
15 Intensified Hemodialysis
16 Home Hemodialysis
17 Myocardial Stunning
18 Cather Related Blood Stream Infection
19 Intradialytic Hypotension: Potential Causes and Mediating Factors
20 Dialyzer Reaction
21 Nutritional Management of Infants on Dialysis
22 Nutritional Management of Children and Adolescents
23 Anemia
24 Chronic Kidney Disease: Mineral Bone Disorder
25 Growth Delay
26 Hypertension
27 Cardiovascular Disease
28 Sleep Disorders
29 Highly Sensitized Dialysis Patient
30 Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth on Dialysis
31 Non-adherence
32 Transition to Adult Care
33 Pregnancy in a Woman Approaching End Stage Kidney Disease
34 Withholding and Withdrawal of Dialysis
35 Does Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Have a Role in the Management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)?
36 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and AKI
37 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for a Neonate
38 Anticoagulation and CRRT
39 Extracorporeal Liver Dialysis in Children
40 Therapeutic Apheresis
41 Neonatal Hyperammonemia
42 Primary Hyperoxaluria
43 Intoxications
44 Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease
Bradley A. Warady, MD
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Department of Pediatric Nephrology
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Franz Schaefer, MD
Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Heidelberg, Germany
Steven R. Alexander, MD
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Stanford, California, USA
Edited by the same team that developed the successful Pediatric Dialysis and its second edition, this text features clinical management principles that are integral to the care of children receiving chronic dialysis. Each chapter is introduced by a case presentation that serves as the basis for key learning points that are clinically applicable and presented in a succinct manner. The topics included in Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies cover virtually all aspects of pediatric dialysis care and represent the efforts of an international group of experts with firsthand clinical expertise from all disciplines represented in the pediatric dialysis team. This resource is certain to help the clinician achieve improved outcomes for these often complex patients.