Complexity and Health Care Utilization in Infant ESKD

About this episode

This episode discusses the complexities and health care utilization associated with dialysis in infants with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Dialysis in infants with ESKD is often associated with multiple comorbidities and the need for more intensified dialysis regimens. This study found that infant ESKD is associated with significant health care utilization.

Topics covered

• health care utilization
• infant ESKD
• dialysis
• comorbidities

Keywords

• infant
• dialysis
• health care

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