Colostomy in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis.
Eugene Yu Hin ChanDagmara Borzych-DuzalkaCaner AlparslanElizabeth HarveyReyner Loza MunarrizDariusz RunowskiEnrico VidalPaula A CocciaAugustina JankauskieneIliana PrincipiErkin SerdarogluMaria SzczepanskaYincent TseAida VazquezDonald J WeaverFranz SchaeferBradley A Waradynull nullPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2019)
Although feasible in children with a colostomy, chronic PD is associated with an increased risk of peritonitis and mortality. Continued efforts to reduce infection risk for this complex patient population are essential.