Main description:

The optimal management of children who receive dialysis therapy requires a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of their treatment. The multiple organ systems that are often impacted by acute and chronic impairment of kidney function makes the care of this patient population highly complex. This 3rd edition of Pediatric Dialysis provides authoritative and comprehensive information on all aspects of dialysis-related care for children to assist the clinician in achieving the best possible patient outcomes.

Like the two preceding editions, the 3rd edition enlists experts from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia to provide their perspectives on virtually all issues pertaining to dialysis-related management for children, based on years of clinical and research experience. The book contains sections on all essential topics including when to initiate dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, managing secondary complications, nutritional therapy, drugs and dialysis, dialysis outcomes, and transition to adult care. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated in terms of content and references. The book also includes several new chapters on topics such as remote patient monitoring, acute kidney injury management in the developing world, and antibiotic stewardship in the dialysis unit, maintaining the text's preeminent status as a worldwide source for pediatric dialysis care.

Contents:

Part I. Essential Primers

Chapter 1 - Notes on the History of Dialysis Therapy in Children

Chapter 2 - The Biology of Dialysis

Chapter 3 - The Demographics of Dialysis in Children

Chapter 4 - Chronic Dialysis in Developing Countries

Chapter 5 - Organization and Management of a Pediatric Dialysis Program

Chapter 6 - The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Pediatric Dialysis Care

Chapter 7 - Quality Improvement Strategies and Outcomes in Pediatric Dialysis

Chapter 8 - Antibiotic Stewardship in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit

Part II. Considerations Arounds the Initiation of Dialysis

Chapter 9 - The Decision to Initiate Dialysis in Children and Adolescents

Chapter 10 - Urologic Issues in Pediatric Dialysis

Chapter 11 - Preservation of Residual Renal Function in Children Reaching End-Stage Renal Disease

Part III. Peritoneal Dialysis

Chapter 12 - Peritoneal Access in Children Receiving Dialysis

Chapter 13 - Technical Aspects and Prescription of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children

Chapter 14 - Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions

Chapter 15 - Peritoneal Dialysis during Infancy

Chapter 16 - Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children

Chapter 17 - Non-infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children

Chapter 18 - Remote Patient Monitoring in Peritoneal Dialysis

Part IV. Hemodialysis

Chapter 19 - Hemodialysis Vascular Access in Children

Chapter 20 - Technical Aspects of Hemodialysis in Children

Chapter 21 - Hemodiafiltration: Principles, Technique and Advantages over Conventional Hemodialysis

Chapter 22 - Maintenance Hemodialysis During Infancy

Chapter 23 - Home Hemodialysis in Children

Chapter 24 - Infectious Complications of Hemodialysis in Children

Chapter 25 - Non-infectious Complications of Hemodialysis in Children

Part V. Management of Secondary Complications of Chronic Dialysis

Chapter 26 - Nutritional Assessment and Prescription for Children Receiving Maintenance Dialysis

Chapter 27 - Controlled Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Children on Dialysis

Chapter 28 - Growth and Pubertal Development in Children and Adolescents Receiving Chronic Dialysis

Chapter 29 - The Management of CKD-MBD in Pediatric Dialysis Patients

Chapter 30 - The Cardiovascular Status of Pediatric Dialysis Patients

Chapter 31 - Management of Hypertension in Pediatric Dialysis Patients

Chapter 32 - Management of Anemia in Children Receiving Chronic Dialysis

Chapter 33 - Immune Function and Immunizations in Dialyzed Children

Chapter 34 - Neurocognitive Functioning in Pediatric Dialysis

Chapter 35 - Psychosocial Adjustment and Adherence to Prescribed Medical Care of Children and Adolescents on Dialysis

Part VI. Drugs and Dialysis

Chapter 36 - Drug Administration and Pharmacogenomics in Children Receiving Acute or Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy

Chapter 37 - Role of Radiological Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Dialysis

Chapter 38 - Extracorporeal Therapy for Drug Overdose and Poisoning

Part VII. Outcome of Chronic Dialysis

Chapter 39 - Long-term Outcome of Chronic Dialysis in Children

Chapter 40 - Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents on Dialysis

Chapter 41 - Transition and Transfer to Adult Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

Chapter 42 - Ethical Decision-Making in Pediatric Dialysis

Part VIII. Special Indicating and Techniques

Chapter 43 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in Children and Adolescents

Chapter 44 - Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury

Chapter 45 - Acute Kidney Injury Management in Less Well-Resourced Countries

Chapter 46 - Extracorporeal Liver Support Therapies for Children

Chapter 47 - Dialytic Therapy of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Case of Acute Decompensation

Chapter 48 - Therapeutic Apheresis in Children

Chapter 49 - Evaluating and Preparing the Pediatric Dialysis Patient for Kidney Transplantation

Chapter 50 - The Spectrum of Patient and Caregiver Experiences