Elizabeth Wright, Michel Fischbach, Ariane Zaloszyc, Fabio Paglialonga, Christoph Aufricht, Stephanie Dufek, Sevcan Bakkaloğlu, Günter Klaus, Aleksandra Zurowska, Mesiha Ekim, Gema Ariceta, Tuula Holtta, Augustina Jankauskiene, Claus Peter Schmitt, Constantinos J Stefanidis, Johan Vande Walle, Karel Vondrak, Alberto Edefonti, Rukshana Shroff
BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis (HD) in children with a concomitant ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is rare. Registry data suggest that peritoneal dialysis with a VPS is safe, but little is known about HD in the presence of a VPS. METHODS: We performed a 10-year survey to determine the prevalence of a VPS, complications and outcome in children with a VPS on HD in 15 dialysis units from the 13 countries participating in the European Pediatric Dialysis Working Group. RESULTS: Eleven cases of HD with a VPS were reported (prevalence 1...
January 2016: Pediatric Nephrology