Evaluation of Clinical Features and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children with Typical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Abstract
Objective: A subset of typical Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) patients requires initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) despite aggressive medical intervention. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with typical HUS and efficacy and safety of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) were compared in managing these cases.
Material and Methods: Patients having a diagnosis of typical HUS were retrospectively determined, and assessment the effects of RRT modalities on renal survival.
Results: The present study included 49 children with typical HUS, and the mean age was 2.99 ± 1.88 years. Neurological involvement was detected in 15 (30.6%) patients. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was significantly higher in the neurological involvement group [odds ratio (OR) 15.42, 95% CI (3.39-70.1), p = 0.005]. In total, 43 (87.7%) patients received RRT and the median time from the first recorded symptom to RRT was six days (range 3-11). While throughout RRT, 10.2% of patients required mechanical ventilation. In this study, 26 (53.1%) patients were managed with PD, and 17 (34.6%) patients were managed with HD. During follow-up, 10.2% of all patients progressed to chronic kidney disease (CKD), proteinuria was detected in 6.1% and hypertension in 4.08%. The risk of CKD was significantly lower in the 3-month period in PD patients than in HD patients (odds ratio (OR) 7.69, 95% CI (0.77-76.07), p = 0.04).
Conclusion: We concluded that PD might be as effective and safer as HD concerning kidney recovery. Clinical features and inflammatory markers can predict neurological involvement in typical HUS cases.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Internal Diseases
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Tülin Güngör
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0000-0002-5881-1565
Türkiye
Deniz Karakaya
0000-0001-7720-4923
Türkiye
Fatma Yazılıtaş
0000-0001-6483-8978
Türkiye
Evra Çelikkaya
0000-0003-2695-2045
Türkiye
Ebru Azapağası
0000-0002-0684-8219
Türkiye
Mehmet Bülbül
0000-0001-9007-9653
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 16, 2022
Submission Date
November 2, 2021
Acceptance Date
December 8, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 16 Number: 2