Quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim was to compare quality of life (QoL) among children and adolescents with different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and determine factors associated with changes in QoL.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: The Kids with CKD study involved five of eight paediatric nephrology units in Australia and New Zealand.

Socio-economic status and quality of life in children with chronic disease: A systematic review.

Reduced quality of life (QoL) is a known consequence of chronic disease in children, and this association may be more evident in those who are socio-economically disadvantaged. The aims of this systematic review were to assess the association between socio-economic disadvantage and QoL among children with chronic disease, and to identify the specific socio-economic factors that are most influential. MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO were searched to March 2015.

A systematic review of acute kidney injury in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell recipients.

The process of allogeneic HSCT in children is associated with frequent AKI and mortality, but the epidemiology is not widely reported. The aim of this review was to summarize the available evidence on incidence, risk factors, timing, and prognosis of AKI in children following HSCT. We systematically reviewed all observational studies reporting incidence and outcomes of AKI in pediatric allogenic HSCT recipients.