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11196737

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Over the last 20 years a comprehensive paediatric nephrology service has been developed in Northern Ireland, based in the academic medical unit at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (RBHSC). In the 15 years 1984-1998 a total of 77 renal transplants have taken place in patients aged 18 years and under. Initially transplants were only considered in children over five years of age but in the past eight years children as young as two years have successfully received kidneys. Aggressive nutritional support combined with peritoneal dialysis has enabled survival to a size when transplantation is feasible. The 5 year graft survival was 64%, with two children dying following transplantation. The complexity of managing this age group is reflected by the fact that a total of 10 transplants (13%) failed in the first 30 days. These figures compare favourably with statistics reported by similar paediatric centres from across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and with local results in adult patients. This demonstrates that a successful end stage renal replacement programme for children is achievable in a relatively small population, which is geographically isolated.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0041-6193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
90-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Paediatric renal transplantation in Northern Ireland (1984-1998).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Child Health, Queen's University of Belfast.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't