Yeşim Özdemir Atikel, Claus Peter Schmitt, Eszter Lévai, Shazia Adalat, Rukshana Shroff, Nadine Goodman, İsmail Dursun, Ayşe Seda Pınarbaşı, Burcu Yazıcıoğlu, Fabio Paglialonga, Karel Vondrak, Isabella Guzzo, Nikoleta Printza, Aleksandra Zurowska, Ilona Zagożdżon, Aysun Karabay Bayazıt, Bahriye Atmış, Marcin Tkaczyk, Maria do Sameiro Faria, Ariane Zaloszyc, Augustina Jankauskiene, Mesiha Ekim, Alberto Edefonti, Sevcan A Bakkaloğlu
BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigating hospitalizations in dialysis patients have focused primarily on patient-centered factors. We analyzed the impact of hospital and dialysis unit characteristics on pediatric dialysis patients' hospitalizations for access-related complications (ARCs). METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 102 hemodialysis (HD) and 163 peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Data between July 2017 and July 2018 were analyzed. RESULTS: Children's hospitals (CHs) had more pediatric nephrologists and longer PD experience (years) than general hospitals (GHs) (p = 0...
January 3, 2023: Pediatric Nephrology