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View article: Fifteen-minute consultation: Empowering children, young people and families through shared decision-making: a practical guide
Fifteen-minute consultation: Empowering children, young people and families through shared decision-making: a practical guide Open
Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative approach to healthcare decision-making that involves patients and healthcare professionals working together to make decisions that are informed by the best available medical evidence, as well…
View article: A Case of Paediatric Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease Associated with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
A Case of Paediatric Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease Associated with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Open
Anti-GBM disease is a rare vasculitis that causes rapid progressive glomerulonephritis and pulmonary haemorrhage. It is usually an adult diagnosis with isolated paediatric cases reported. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare…
View article: Advanced chronic kidney disease among UK children
Advanced chronic kidney disease among UK children Open
The UK Renal Registry currently collects information on UK children with kidney failure requiring long-term kidney replacement therapy (KRT), which supports disease surveillance and auditing of care and outcomes; however, data are limited …
View article: 1697 Five years of thinking kidneys: reviewing paediatric AKI services
1697 Five years of thinking kidneys: reviewing paediatric AKI services Open
Background It has been five years since the 'Think Kidney's' campaign to improve recognition and management of acute kidney injury (AKI). Whilst there have been rapid advances in AKI services in adult medicine, the progress in paediatricst…
View article: 571 COVID-19: Experiences of lockdown and support needs in children and young adults with kidney conditions
571 COVID-19: Experiences of lockdown and support needs in children and young adults with kidney conditions Open
Background During the initial COVID-19 pandemic, young United Kingdom (UK) kidney patients underwent lockdown and those with increased vulnerabilities socially isolated or 'shielded' at home. The experiences, information needs, decision-ma…
View article: COVID-19: experiences of lockdown and support needs in children and young adults with kidney conditions
COVID-19: experiences of lockdown and support needs in children and young adults with kidney conditions Open
Background During the initial COVID-19 pandemic, young United Kingdom (UK) kidney patients underwent lockdown and those with increased vulnerabilities socially isolated or ‘shielded’ at home. The experiences, information needs, decision-ma…
View article: Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis
Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis Open
This guideline is written primarily for doctors and nurses working in dialysis units and related areas of medicine in the UK, and is an update of a previous version written in 2009. It aims to provide guidance on how to look after patients…
View article: Validating the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy for assessment of fluid status in children
Validating the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy for assessment of fluid status in children Open
These results suggest BCM can be used in children as young as 2 years to measure normally hydrated weight and assess fluid status.
View article: Aminoaciduria in the prediction of ifosfamide-induced tubulopathy after childhood cancer: a feasibility study
Aminoaciduria in the prediction of ifosfamide-induced tubulopathy after childhood cancer: a feasibility study Open
This pilot study has shown that a larger study is feasible and may provide clinically useful data to change current practice. This should aim to establish whether the number of abnormal amino acids or the degree of abnormality is most sign…