Dialysis for paediatric acute kidney injury in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mignon I McCulloch Valerie Ann Luyckx Brenda M Morrow Peter J Nourse Ashton Coetzee Deveshni Reddy Christel Du Buisson Jonathan BuckleyIlana WebberAlp NumanogluGina SinclairCandice NelsonShamiel Salie Kirsten Reichmuth Andrew C Argent

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2024)

"PD First for Paediatric AKI" is a valuable therapeutic approach for children with AKI. It is feasible in low-resourced settings where bedside PD catheter insertion can be safely taught and is an acceptable dialysis modality, especially in settings where children with AKI would otherwise not survive.

Keyphrases

south africa
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
young adults
hiv positive
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
emergency department
peritoneal dialysis