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Renal replacement modalities for childhood end‐stage renal failure
Author(s) -
BALFE JW
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.1996.tb00177.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , end stage renal disease , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , end stage renal failure , treatment modality , dialysis , transplantation , stage (stratigraphy) , modalities , hemodialysis , social science , sociology , paleontology , biology
Summary: An overview is presented of the current management of children with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD), focusing on specific therapies such as haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation. Also discussed is the overall management of such children, with attention directed at growth, nutrition and development.