Growth of prepubertal children on dialysis |
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Authors: | Constantinos J. Stefanidis Günter Klaus |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Nephrology, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital of Athens, Goudi, 14562 Athens, Greece;(2) Department of Paediatrics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Growth failure is a common and significant clinical problem for children on dialysis and often remains a major impediment to their rehabilitation. Early referral to a paediatric nephrology centre and appropriate management before the initiation of dialysis may significantly prevent growth deterioration. Growth in children on dialysis can be affected by nutritional, metabolic, and hormonal changes. Early diagnosis of malnutrition and aggressive management should be a priority. Gastrostomy feeding should be used when adequate oral intake to maintain normal height and weight velocity cannot be achieved. Active vitamin D metabolites should be used carefully, to prevent low-turnover bone disease. All children should have an adequate regimen of dialysis and an appropriate management of malnutrition, renal osteodystrophy, metabolic acidosis, salt wasting and anaemia, before recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) administration is considered. The current challenge of reversing growth impairment in children on dialysis can only be achieved by optimization of their care. |
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Keywords: | Chronic kidney disease Dialysis Growth failure Malnutrition Renal bone disease Recombinant human growth hormone |
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