Blood Volume Monitoring to Assess Dry Weight in Pediatric Chronic Hemodialysis Patients.

Objective: Volume overload from an incorrect assessment of dry weight leads to cardiovascular diseases in chronic hemodialysis patients. Dry weight assessment in pediatric is difficult for a number of reasons including growth. Blood volume monitoring (BVM) has been proposed as an accurate method of estimating dry weight in adult.

Malignancy in renal transplant recipients: a single-center experience in Thailand.

Background: Malignancy is the second most common cause of death in renal transplant patients with functioning graft and its incidence increases with time after organ transplantation.

Objective: To present the cumulative incidence and manifestations of malignancy among renal transplant recipients in Phramongkutklao hospital between 1987 and 2009.

Material And Method: To retrospectively review of the transplant charts and records of 168 kidney transplant recipients from October 1, 1987 to November 15, 2009 at Phramongkutklao Hospital.

A simplified clinical prediction score of chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional-survey study.

Background: Knowing the risk factors of CKD should be able to identify at risk populations. We thus aimed to develop and validate a simplified clinical prediction score capable of indicating those at risk.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted.

Electrolyte disturbances and abnormal urine analysis in children with dengue infection.

Serum electrolytes and urine analysis results were retrospectively reviewed in children with either dengue fever (DF) or dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Children who had positive serology for dengue infection and serum electrolytes determined before starting intravenous fluid were included in the study. During the years 2004-2007, 73 DF patients, age 9.

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in the Thai adult population: Thai SEEK study.

Background: Previous reports of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence in Thailand varied from 4.3% to 13.8%.

Rare F311L CFTR gene mutation in a child presented with recurrent electrolyte abnormalities and metabolic alkalosis: case report.

Delta F508 mutation is recognized as the most common genotype of cystic fibrosis (CF) however, there are small numbers of CF patients having Delta F508/F311L. In the present study, the authors report a 2-year-old Thai boy, originating from North India, presenting with recurrent episodes of febrile illness, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis since 4 months of age. He was transferred to our hospital for further investigation.

Left ventricular hypertrophy and LV geometry in chronic dialysis children and adolescents.

Data from USRDS and Thai Renal Replacement Therapy revealed cardiovascular disease is a common cause of death in ESRD patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is one of the risk factors however there are few studies about this in chronic dialysis children. In the present study, the authors retrospectively reviewed the prevalence of LVH and variable parameters correlated with LVMI in chronic dialysis patients in Phramongkutklao Hospital.

Assessment of the different methods to predict equilibrated Kt/V in pediatric hemodialysis.

Objectives: To determine the degree of urea rebound in children on hemodialysis and compare the different calculation models for Kt/V.

Material And Method: The present study was performed in 50 hemodialysis sessions of 5 pediatric patients, 2 males and 3 females, aged 5-18 years, who had received hemodialysis for 7-48 months. Blood urea samples were obtained at the beginning, 70 minutes intradialysis, the end and every 10 minutes for 1 hour post- dialysis.