Despite the fact that our study group behaved clinically similar to published HUS patients in other series, no mortality was observed in a retrospective analysis of patients with this disease.
Renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of renal replacement therapy (RRT) requirement in children undergoing surgical repair for congenital cardiopathies and identify the risk factors for requiring RRT. Patients and Methods: A retrospective, descriptive study was performed. The records of patients under 18 years undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB (January 2001 to July 2008) who required RRT (n = 15) and from a random patients sample that did not require it (n = 57) were analysed. Results: Fifteen children out of 942 required acute RRT (1.6%). Initial RRT was peritoneal dialysis (PD) in all of them. The main indications were hypervolemia and/or oligoanuria. Ten patients experienced complications associated to therapy and 14 patients had a history of serious intraoperative events. In multivariated analysis, hypotension (OR 36.0, CI 95%: 5.5-235.6) and serious low cardiac output (LCO) (OR 14.1, CI 95%: 1.47-135.32) were signifi cant risk factors for RRT requirement. In turn, the presence of intraoperative events was signifi cantly associated with the occurrence of hypotension (OR 28.9, CI 95%: 3.6-233.9) and LCO (OR 5.3, CI 95%: 1.1-26.6) during the post-surgical evolution. Conclusion: In this experience, severe hypotension and low cardiac output were signifi cant risk factors for RRT requirement. The incidence of RRT was 1.6%. Renal function should be closely evaluated in those patients with surgical events. RRT should be early considered in those patients with risk factors for renal failure.
Lymphoproliferative disorders after renal transplantation in a child Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is the commonest form of post transplant malignancy in children. The incidence in renal transplant recipients varies between 2%-4%. They are characterized by uncontrolled B lymphocyte proliferation, in most cases driven by Epstein Barr virus (EBV). They are more common in younger children, EBV seronegative patients and those who receive aggressive immunosuppression. PTLD commonly presents in an unspecific form and it requires high suspicion rate for its diagnosis, especially in children with risk factors. We report a twelve yearold girl who developed fever, sore throat and lymph node enlargement, six months after receiving a renal allograft. Laboratory assessment and imaging studies were compatible with PTLD, which was confirmed by biopsy. Treatment was reduction of immunosuppression and surveillance. The patient had a favorable evolution (Rev Méd Chile 2009; 137: 405-10).
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