Pediatric Kidney Disease

Over time, a declining hemoglobin z score correlates with impaired height among children with mild to moderate nonglomerular chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Based on both clinic and ambulatory blood pressure, children with chronic kidney disease are more likely to be grouped as hypertensive when using the American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 clinical practice guidelines vs. its 2004 guidelines.

Pediatric patients who received care at for-profit dialysis facilities experienced significantly longer time for placement on the waitlist and receipt of a kidney transplant compared with those who received care at a nonprofit facility.

Among pediatric patients who received a kidney-only transplantation, high tacrolimus intrapatient variability significantly correlated with de novo donor-specific antibody formation.

Adolescent and young adult organ transplant recipients require supportive clinical care when transitioning to adult health care, according to data published in Pediatric Transplantation.

Amy Wilson, MD, pediatric nephrologist at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Children’s Hospital, will receive the Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award from the National Kidney Foundation.

Fresenius Medical Care North America announced it donated $250,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to fund the Healthy Habits program, according to a press release.

Adolescents with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease report feeling physically, socially and emotionally impacted by their disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Clinicians reported striving to minimize treatment burden and working with children with chronic kidney disease and their parents to support shared decision-making, according to data published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

By the age of 15 years, one-third of patients in a study from the Netherlands experienced one or more signs of kidney injury, leading researchers to believe the cause of solitary functioning kidney may impact the risk of kidney injury.