Dialisi peritoneale: il giusto quesito da porsi

Nonostante il crescente aumento dei pazienti con ESRD che necessitano di trattamento dialitico, l'uso della dialisi peritoneale sta subendo nel tempo un trend in discesa. Tra le varie cause alla base di tale fenomeno, oltre che sulla scarsa volontà da parte dei Medici a intraprendere un percorso, quello peritoneale, sicuramente più impegnativo, riteniamo opportuno focalizzare l'attenzione sulla modifica del tessuto sociale che caratterizza il nostro Paese. I nostri pazienti sono sempre più anziani, soli e abbandonati a loro stessi dalle proprie famiglie: per motivi socio-organizzativi, oltre che per l'inadeguata informazione, tendono, quindi, a preferire un tipo di trattamento dialitico, quello extracorporeo, che risulta, per loro stessi e per la loro famiglia, sicuramente più comodo e conveniente. Una giusta soluzione per ridurre la marginalità della dialisi peritoneale potrebbe essere la creazione di "RSA specializzate", in cui la presenza di un supporto medico-psicologico, associata all'inevitabile creazione di legami interpersonali, potrebbe non solo garantire al paziente anziano e alla sua famiglia prestazioni assistenziali-sanitarie adeguate e continuative, ma anche ridurre quella percezione di solitudine spesso presente in questa situazione. La realizzazione di un tale progetto sociale potrebbe favorire lo spostamento verso l'aumento di prevalenza ed incidenza della dialisi peritoneale

Kidney Transplantation in Small Children: Association between Body Weight and Outcome - A Report from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry

Background. Many centers accept a minimum body weight of 10 kg as threshold for kidney transplantation (Tx) in children. As solid evidence for clinical outcomes in multinational studies is lacking, we evaluated practices and outcomes in European children weighing below 10 kg at Tx. Methods. Data were obtained from the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology/European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association Registry on all children who started kidney replacement therapy at <2.5 y of age and received a Tx between 2000 and 2016. Weight at Tx was categorized (<10 versus ≥10 kg) and Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate its association with graft survival. Results. One hundred of the 601 children received a Tx below a weight of 10 kg during the study period. Primary renal disease groups were equal, but Tx <10 kg patients had lower pre-Tx weight gain per year (0.2 versus 2.1 kg; P < 0.001) and had a higher preemptive Tx rate (23% versus 7%; P < 0.001). No differences were found for posttransplant estimated glomerular filtration rates trajectories (P = 0.23). The graft failure risk was higher in Tx <10 kg patients at 1 y (graft survival: 90% versus 95%; hazard ratio, 3.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-11.84), but not at 5 y (hazard ratio, 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-4.30). Conclusions. Despite a lower 1-y graft survival rate, graft function, and survival at 5 y were identical in Tx <10 kg patients when compared with Tx ≥10 kg patients. Our results suggest that early transplantation should be offered to a carefully selected group of patients weighing <10 kg

Kidney Transplantation in Small Children: Association Between Body Weight and Outcome—A Report From the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry

Background: Many centers accept a minimum body weight of 10 kg as threshold for kidney transplantation (Tx) in children. As solid evidence for clinical outcomes in multinational studies is lacking, we evaluated practices and outcomes in European children weighing below 10 kg at Tx. Methods: Data were obtained from the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology/European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association Registry on all children who started kidney replacement therapy at <2.5 y of age and received a Tx between 2000 and 2016. Weight at Tx was categorized (<10 versus ≥10 kg) and Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate its association with graft survival. Results: One hundred of the 601 children received a Tx below a weight of 10 kg during the study period. Primary renal disease groups were equal, but Tx <10 kg patients had lower pre-Tx weight gain per year (0.2 versus 2.1 kg; P < 0.001) and had a higher preemptive Tx rate (23% versus 7%; P < 0.001). No differences were found for posttransplant estimated glomerular filtration rates trajectories (P = 0.23). The graft failure risk was higher in Tx <10 kg patients at 1 y (graft survival: 90% versus 95%; hazard ratio, 3.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-11.84), but not at 5 y (hazard ratio, 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-4.30). Conclusions: Despite a lower 1-y graft survival rate, graft function, and survival at 5 y were identical in Tx <10 kg patients when compared with Tx ≥10 kg patients. Our results suggest that early transplantation should be offered to a carefully selected group of patients weighing <10 kg

Kidney Transplantation in Small Children: Association Between Body Weight and Outcome - A Report From the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry

Background: Many centers accept a minimum body weight of 10 kg as threshold for kidney transplantation (Tx) in children. As solid evidence for clinical outcomes in multinational studies is lacking, we evaluated practices and outcomes in European children weighing below 10 kg at Tx. Methods: Data were obtained from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry on all children who started kidney replacement therapy (KRT) at <2.5 years of age and received a Tx between 2000 and 2016. Weight at Tx was categorized (<10 kg versus ≥10 kg) and Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate its association with graft survival. Results: One hundred of the 601 children received a Tx below a weight of 10 kg during the study period. Primary renal disease groups were equal, but Tx <10 kg patients had lower pre-Tx weight gain per year (0.2 kg versus 2.1 kg; p<0.001) and had a higher preemptive Tx rate (23% versus 7%; p<0.001). No differences were found for posttransplant estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) trajectories (p=0.23). The graft failure risk was higher in Tx <10 kg patients at 1 year (graft survival: 90% versus 95%; aHR: 3.84, 95% CI: 1.24-11.84), but not at 5 years (aHR: 1.71, 95% CI: 0.68-4.30). Conclusions: Despite a lower 1-year graft survival rate, graft function and survival at 5 years were identical in Tx <10 kg patients when compared with Tx ≥10 kg patients. Our results suggest that early transplantation should be offered to a carefully selected group of patients weighing <10 kg

The risks associated with percutaneous native kidney biopsies: a prospective study

The known risks and benefits of native kidney biopsies are mainly based on the findings of retrospective studies. The aim of this multicentre prospective study was to evaluate the safety of percutaneous renal biopsies and quantify biopsy-related complication rates in Italy