Plasma exchange for paediatric kidney disease-indications and outcomes: a single-centre experience.

Background: Outcome data in paediatrics regarding the use of plasmapheresis for immunological kidney disease are scarce.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the role of plasmapheresis in children presenting with severe renal impairment secondary to immunological kidney diseases.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of children admitted between January 2009 and August 2013 to the Paediatric Nephrology Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, and requiring plasma exchange was undertaken.