Research Article

Impact of Pediatric Chronic Dialysis on Long-Term Patient Outcome: Single Center Study

Table 3

Characteristics of patients on maintenance dialysis who died during the study period (12/110).

Pt. numberAge at dialysis initiation (years)SexCause of ESRDDuration of dialysis (years)Modality of dialysisAccessAge at death (years)Cause of death

11.58MFamilial HUS0.86HDP2.42Cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia
23.69MCAKUT2.35CombinedP + T6.04Sepsis
31.98MHUS s/p BMT0.42CombinedP + T2.41Sepsis
42FBilateral Nephrectomy due to Wilms tumor0.59CombinedP + T2.59Cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia
53.54FFamilial HUS9.57HDAVF13.11Access failure
614.51FSystemic Lupus Erythematosus6.23HDAVF20.74Mesenteric event
77.96MFSGS1.52CombinedP + T9.48Access failure
87.8MFSGS-Schimke syndrome2.86PDT10.66CVA
99.08MFSGS-Schimke syndrome1.73PDT10.81CVA
103.2MCongenital nephrotic syndrome0.81HDP4.01Cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia
119.55FNephrotoxic kidney injury5.91HDAV15.46Metastatic Neuroblastoma
124.62MCAKUT1.43CombinedP + T6.05Sepsis

AVF: arterial venous fistula; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; CAKUT: congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract; CVA: cerebrovascular accident due to moyamoya phenomenon; ESRD: end-stage renal disease, FSGS: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; HD: hemodialysis, HUS: hemolytic uremic syndrome; P: permacath; PD: peritoneal dialysis; s/p: status post; T: tenckhoff peritoneal catheter.