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Journal article

Variation in estimated glomerular filtration rate at dialysis initiation in children

Abstract

BackgroundData guiding the timing of dialysis initiation in children are limited. We sought to determine current practice and secular trends in Canada with respect to the timing of dialysis initiation in children based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).MethodsThis observational study included incident chronic dialysis patients aged ≤21 years identified from the Canadian Organ Replacement Register who started dialysis in Canada …

Authors

Dart AB; Zappitelli M; Sood MM; Alexander RT; Arora S; Erickson RL; Kroeker K; Soo A; Manns BJ; Samuel SM

Journal

Pediatric Nephrology, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 331–340

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

February 2017

DOI

10.1007/s00467-016-3483-5

ISSN

0931-041X