Successful peritoneal dialysis using a percutaneous tube for peritoneal drainage in an extremely low birth weight infant: a case report

Successful peritoneal dialysis using a percutaneous tube for peritoneal drainage in an extremely low birth weight infant: a case report

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) for acute kidney injury (AKI) of newborns has been performed safely. AKI occurs in 8 to 24% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Although PD has only been used occasionally in ELBW infants, prognosis is poor for ELBW infants with AKI. Several rep...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Takayuki Nukada, Yuka Ikeda, Shigeto Hara, Akira Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Peritoneal dialysis
Acute renal injury
Extremely low birth weight infant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0390-3

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