Supraventricular tachycardia following insertion of a central venous catheter

Placement of central venous catheters (CVCs) in patients is associated with several risks including endocardial injury and dysrhythmias. In addition, CVC extending into intracardiac chambers can provoke premature atrial and ventricular complexes, which have been reported to initiate supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). A 15-year-old boy with end-stage renal failure developed SVT after insertion of a CVC

Clinical outcome in children with Henoch-Schonlein nephritis

WOS: 000242513200012PubMed ID: 17024391Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis in childhood. The long-term prognosis is variable and depends on renal involvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate both clinical features of the children with HSP and the prognoses of short- and long-term outcome of patients diagnosed as HSP nephritis (HSN). This is a retrospective data study of all children with HSP hospitalized from January 1991 to December 2005. The patients with HSN were classified according to their initial presentation, histologic findings, type of treatment and clinical outcome. All patients have been evaluated once every 2 months. Fifty-three of the patients had kidney biopsies. The patient population consisted of 141 children included 78 boys (55.3%) and 63 girls (44.7%) ranging in age at disease onset from 2 to 17 (8.9 +/- 3.29) years. Renal involvement was determined in 58.1%. Nephrotic and/or nephritic syndrome were found to be an unfavorable predictor both for short and long-term outcome (P < 0.05). However, 35% of these patients and 62% of them showed complete remission after 6 months and long-term course. Overall prognosis of HSN is relatively good and long-term morbidity is predominantly associated with initial presentation and renal involvement

Treatment and outcome of pediatric patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

43rd ERA-EDTA Congress -- JUL 15-18, 2006 -- Glasgow, SCOTLANDWOS: 000239919002205ERA, EDT

PPAR-gamma 2 gene Pro12 Ala mutation in Turkish children with metabolic syndrome

43rd ERA-EDTA Congress -- JUL 15-18, 2006 -- Glasgow, SCOTLANDWOS: 000239919002333ERA, EDT

TLR 4 gene polymorphism in paediatric renal transplantation patients in turkish population

43rd ERA-EDTA Congress -- JUL 15-18, 2006 -- Glasgow, SCOTLANDWOS: 000239919003376ERA, EDT