The use of biocompatible peritoneal dialysis fluid, gastrostomy feeding and growth hormone is associated with improved linear growth in very young children with chronic kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis. Rees et al., for the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network registry, came to these conclusions following their analysis of 153 children in 18 countries who commenced chronic peritoneal dialysis at <2 years of age.
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Rees, L. et al. Growth in very young children undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. doi:10.1681/ASN.2010020192
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Improving growth in infants on peritoneal dialysis. Nat Rev Nephrol 7, 677 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.162
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.162