Peritoneal dialysis in critically ill children in resource-limited setting: A prospective cohort study.

Pallavi ChoudharyVirendra KumarAbhijeet SahaArchana Thakur

Published in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2020)

Acute PD in critically ill children with renal impairment is a lifesaving procedure. Treatment of shock with resuscitative measures and respiratory failure with mechanical ventilation, along with PD, resulted in favorable renal outcome.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
mechanical ventilation
peritoneal dialysis
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
end stage renal disease
intensive care unit
young adults
minimally invasive