Long-term outcome of infants with severe chronic kidney disease.
OBJECTIVE
In 2000, we reported the outcome of 101 children with a GFR <20 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at 0.3 yr of age (range 0.0 to 1.5 yr). Long-term data on such young children are scarce.


METHODS
Mortality, treatment modalities, and growth were reanalyzed 9.9 yr later.


RESULTS
Of the 101 patients, 28 died and three were lost to follow-up during 13.90 yr (range 0.03 to 22.90 yr). One-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 22-yr survivals were 87, 81, 77, 75, 73, 72, and 64%, respectively. Fifty-one children had comorbidities. Sixty-six percent were tube fed for 1.7 yr (range 0.1 to 6.9 yr), 37% had a gastrostomy, and 13% had a Nissen fundoplication. Mean height SD score (SD) was -0.42 (2.33) at birth (n = 40), -2.07 (1.34) at 0.5 (n = 62), -1.93 (1.38) at 1 (n = 72), -1.14 (1.14) at 5 (n = 67), -1.04 (1.15) at 10 (n = 62), -1.84 (1.32) at 15 (n = 40), and -1.68 (1.52) at age > or =18 yr (n = 32). Comorbidities adversely influenced growth (P < 0.01) and final height (P = 0.02): Mean height SD score (SD) was -1.16 (1.38) in otherwise normal adults.


CONCLUSIONS
Growth and final height in infants with severe chronic kidney disease are influenced by comorbidity. Intensive feeding and early transplantation resulted in a mean adult height within the normal range in patients without comorbidities. Overall mortality is comparable to that of older children.
Mekahli
Djalila
D
Renal Office, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Shaw
Vanessa
V
Ledermann
Sarah E
SE
Rees
Lesley
L
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome