Prospective surveillance study of conservative kidney care in the UK and the Republic of Ireland: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2026 Open access

Read full text
Authors: Lucy Plumb, Manish D. Sinha, Anna Maria Casula, Tom Gray, Carol D. Inward, Heather Maxwell, James F. Medcalf, Fergus John Caskey
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-329378
Cited by: 0
References: 21

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: For most children with kidney failure, a decision is made to commence kidney replacement therapies (KRT); however, little is known about children for whom a decision is made to manage their kidney condition conservatively, without the use of KRT. This study's aim was to determine the incidence of children

Fields of Study & Subjects

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

Publication details

Journal / source
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Volume
111
Issue
6
Pages
520–525
Publication date
19 January 2026
Language
EN