Clinical Study
Acute Renal Replacement Therapy in Children with Diarrhea-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Single Center 16 Years of Experience
Table 1
Patient characteristics and ARRT details.
| Number of patients (n) | 58 | Male/Female | 25/34 | Highest creatinine, mean (±SD), μmol/L | 261.3 (±240.1) | Lowest platelet count, mean (±SD), ×103/mm3 | 40.9 (±23.5) | Patients that received platelets transfusion | 3 (5%) Mean | duration of anuria (±SD), days | 8.47 (±8.9) | Duration of RRT (±SD), days | 20 (±32.4) | Duration of admission (±SD) days | 23.8 (±11.6) | Peritoneal fluid leak | 13 (22%) | PD catheter malfunction | 5 (9%) | Pleuro-peritoneal communication and leak | 2 (3%) | PD catheter surgical revisions | 9 (16%) | Bleeding events | 0 | Patients treated for suspected peritonitis | 11 (20%) | Patients that required ICU admission | 11 (20%) | Mortality | 1 (2%) |
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