The impact of renal replacement therapy on toddler time.
The impact of renal replacement therapy on the day-to-day activity of 5 toddlers is presented. For those on hemodialysis, 50% of the waking hours involved activity related to management of the renal failure; the remainder was spent feeding or in normal (play) activity. Peritoneal dialysis demanded only 10% of waking hours for direct renal activity. The data are potentially useful in counseling families when discussing the impact of renal failure and its management on the toddler.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK.
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Milford
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D018579:Patient Selection; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors