Dialysis in Infants: Survival Rates on the Rise
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Document Type
Podcast
Hosts
Michael Smith
Featured Speaker
Bradley Warady, MD
Length of Episode
8:46
Description
Historically, infants with end-stage renal disease who received dialysis in the first year of life have been less likely to survive or receive a kidney transplant compared with those who started dialysis later in childhood.
In a study published in the September 2015 issue of Pediatrics, Dr. Bradley Warady and colleagues looked at recent NAPRTCs data and found that survival and transplant rates have improved in recent years.
While the provision of chronic peritoneal dialysis to neonates and infants is by no means free of potential complications, improvements in medical and surgical care have resulted in greater patient survival on dialysis and greater access to successful kidney transplantation, according to Dr. Warady.
Dr. Warady is here to discuss dialysis in infants and how survival rates are on the rise.
Publication Date
10-19-2015
Recommended Citation
Smith, Michael and Warady, Bradley A., "Dialysis in Infants: Survival Rates on the Rise" (2015). Transformational Pediatrics Podcast. 18.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/transformational-peds_podcast/18
