Feasibility of Peritoneal Dialysis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Feasibility of Peritoneal Dialysis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Acute renal injury is common in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with a frequency ranging from 8% to 24%. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been used only occasionally in ELBW. We report our experience and share the solutions used to tackle the difficulties rising from the small size of this typ...

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Main Authors: Francesco Macchini, Agnese De Carli, Sara Testa, Rossella Arnoldi, Stefano Ghirardello, Gianluigi Ardissino, Fabio Mosca, Maurizio Torricelli, Ernesto Leva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EL-Med-Pub 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Neonatal Surgery
Subjects:
Extremely low birth weight infants
Peritoneal dialysis
Acute renal failure
Online Access:https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/3

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