Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in African Pediatric Area Experience of Pediatric Nephrology Unit of Yopougon University Hospital (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) | Zendy

G. Diarrassouba | Zendy; L Adonis-Koffy | Zendy; Ekou Niamien | Zendy; Jean Baptiste Yaokreh | Zendy; Pessa Albert Coulibaly | Zendy

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Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in African Pediatric Area Experience of Pediatric Nephrology Unit of Yopougon University Hospital (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)

Author(s) -

G. Diarrassouba,

L Adonis-Koffy,

Ekou Niamien,

Jean Baptiste Yaokreh,

Pessa Albert Coulibaly

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

blood purification

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1421-9735

pISSN - 0253-5068

DOI - 10.1159/000368938

Subject(s) - cote d ivoire , peritoneal dialysis , medicine , nephrology , university hospital , humanities , philosophy

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a diagnostic emergency threatening patients in a major way. Pediatric renal extra purification methods are limited in African countries due to the nonavailability of resources. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) seems to be the modality that is the most practiced for children with acute renal failure (ARF).

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