Publications by authors named "Sawsan AlBatati"
Article Synopsis
- * The report discusses four children with WT1 gene mutations who presented with aHUS, experiencing severe symptoms, including hypertension and kidney failure, leading to the necessity of renal replacement therapy.
- * The findings suggest that WT1 mutations should be considered in pediatric aHUS cases that don't respond to standard treatments, revealing a notable link between these mutations and the disease.
Article Synopsis
- Social determinants of health (SDoH) significantly influence the quality of life (QoL) for pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the importance of these factors in their overall well-being.* -
- An observational study with 50 participants found that access to education and dietary recommendations were key factors affecting QoL, with larger family sizes benefitting ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis.* -
- The research suggests that integrating SDoH into healthcare strategies could enhance outcomes and QoL for children with CKD, especially those at more advanced disease stages.*
Background: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which has been treated successfully with eculizumab. The optimal duration of eculizumab in treating patients with aHUS remains poorly defined.
Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study in the Arabian Gulf region for children of less than 18 years of age who were diagnosed with aHUS and who discontinued eculizumab between June 2013 and June 2021 to assess the rate and risk factors of aHUS recurrence.
Background: In Saudi Arabia, general pediatrics serves children until they are 14 years old. It has contributed to improving the health of Saudi children.
Method: This study adopted a qualitative method and recruited pediatric physicians to investigate status, successes, challenges, and opportunities.
Spectrum of pediatricbiopsy-proven renal diseases: A single center experience.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
January 2021
Glomerular diseases are considered to be a significant cause of chronic kidney disease. Kidney biopsy continues to be an essential diagnostic tool. We review the renal biopsies which were done on children below the age of 14 years in the past 10 years (from January 2008 to September 2018) in a single tertiary pediatric hospital in Saudi Arabia to determine the patterns of renal disease among Saudi children as well-correlating clinical presentation with histopathological diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The role of antiviral prophylaxis to prevent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia or posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients is controversial. We examined whether valganciclovir (VAL) prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus infection was associated with EBV viremia following transplantation in EBV-naive children.
Methods: A single-center, retrospective study was conducted of EBV-naive pediatric heart and renal transplant recipients with an EBV-positive donor from January 1996 to April 2017.