Ana Castillo, Maria J Santiago, Jesús López-Herce, Sandra Montoro, Jorge López, Amaya Bustinza, Ramón Moral, Jose M Bellón
BACKGROUND: No studies on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) have analyzed nutritional status in children. The objective of this study was to assess the association between mortality and nutritional status of children receiving CRRT. METHODS: Prospective observational study to analyze the nutritional status of children receiving CRRT and its association with mortality. The variables recorded were age, weight, sex, diagnosis, albumin, creatinine, urea, uric acid, severity of illness scores, CRRT-related complications, duration of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit, and mortality...
September 27, 2012: BMC Nephrology