[Analysis of causes of death in children and adolescents on chronic peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in 10 year period: single center experience]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2000 Apr;8(46):285-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Causes of death in children and adolescents treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis in 1990-1999 in single centre were analysed. Overall 131 patients were treated, including 55 on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and 76 on hemodialysis (HD). Overall mortality in a 10-year period was 12% (16 patients). 10 patients in PD (18%) and 6 patients in HD group (7.8%) died. The main causes of death in PD patients were cardiac insufficiency, sudden cardiac arrest, ischemic stroke and atherothrombotic disease. In HD patients the main cause of death was hemorrhagic stroke.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Diseases / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
  • Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stroke / etiology*