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The Demographics of Dialysis in Children

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Chronic dialysis has been available for children with kidney failure since the 1970s; however demographic trends and outcomes associated with dialysis have substatantially changed. This chapter describes the pediatric dialysis population throughout the world using data from national and international registries and published reviews and studies. Trends in incidence, prevalence, modality, primary kidney disease, and mortality are highlighted. Disparities in access to dialysis, and the likely underlying reasons for unequal access, are also described.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Jeffrey J. Fadrowski

  2. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Lesley Rees

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

    Bradley A. Warady

  2. Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Steven R. Alexander

  3. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Franz Schaefer

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Fadrowski, J.J., Rees, L. (2021). The Demographics of Dialysis in Children. In: Warady, B.A., Alexander, S.R., Schaefer, F. (eds) Pediatric Dialysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66861-7_3

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