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Interventions for Primary Vesicoureteric Reflux

Informed Consent - Vision and Perspectives of Adolescents, Parents and Professi...

Introduction: According to the Convention on the Rights of Children and the national standards of the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health, adolescents have the right to make decisions about their own health. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of the implementation of assent and informed consent in hospital settings.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional and multicentre study based on survey...

Peritoneal Dialysis in the First Two Years of Life: Experience of a Nephrology ...

Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis is the dialytic method of choice in chronic end-stage renal disease in children. This study main purposewas to characterize the long-term survival of a pediatric population who began peritoneal dialysis within the first two years of life.Material and Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study was performed in a portuguese nephrology and renal transplantation pediatric unit,...

Diálise peritoneal nos dois primeiros anos de vida : experiência de uma unidade...

Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis is the dialytic method of choice in chronic end-stage renal disease in children. This study main purpose was to characterize the long-term survival of a pediatric population who began peritoneal dialysis within the first two years of life. Material and Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study was performed in a portuguese nephrology and renal transplantation pediatric uni...

Transplantação Renal Pediátrica - Experiência de 8 Anos - Unidade de Nefrologia...

A Unidade de Nefrologia do Serviço de Pediatria do Hospital de  Santa Maria, diferenciada desde 1975, iniciou o seu programa de transplantação renal pediátrica em Setembro de 1995, Propomo-nos analisar a actividade desenvolvida em termos de movimento» resultados, evolução e complicações, e ponderar alguns aspectos relevantes de um programa nacional de transplantação renal pediátrico, com o objectivo de optimiza...

Complications of Pediatric Renal Transplantation

Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end stage renal disease with positive impact on survival and quality of life. However, some complications affect morbidity and mortality. This study examines the renal transplantation complications profile in pediatric patients (< 18 y).Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical files from renal transplantation patie...

Kidney failure associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection.

Plasmodium falciparum infection may be a cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Whereas renal failure appears to be a common complication of severe malaria in adults, it seldom occurs in children. The authors report a case of a previously healthy 9-year-old child, who was admitted with fever, vomits, diarrhoea, jaundice and obnubilation of consciencious. The results of laboratory tests performed confirmed the diag...