Fatores de risco cardiovascular em pacientes pediátricos após um ano de transplante renal

Abstract

. Results: A half of patients (50.5%) used high blood pressure medications prior to undergoing renal transplant. A year after renal transplant the use of high blood pressure medications by the pediatric patients was reduced by 28%. Before transplant, 13.5% of the patients were overweighed and did not have any significant changes in their weight after the transplant (12.6%). There was an increase in the number of overweight patients after a year of renal transplant by 50.0%. Approximately 1.0% of the patients developed diabetes mellitus after the renal transplant. Conclusion: Obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus were common conditions among pediatric patients after renal transplant.

Children and adolescents on hemodialysis: attributes associated with quality of life

“…Kidney transplantation is considered the best treatment for CRF, when compared to other dialysis methods, indicating the survival of transplanted patients, adults or pediatrics, being superior to the survival of those in dialysis, what brings hope of a better quality of life (28) .…”

Adherence to immunosuppressive treatment in post-renal transplant patientes: a descriptive-exploratory study

“…There are very few counter-indications to kidney transplants. However, it is not performed on all patients due to age, diabetes, seriously debilitated patients, HIV bearers or psychiatric illnesses (3) .…”

“…After a transplant, it is extremely important to use immunosuppressive therapy with the intention of preventing graft rejection, minimizing the process of graft rejection, and reducing the immune response of the organism against foreign agents (3) . The use of medication starts a short time before the surgical proceeding, and it continues throughout the life of the transplanted patients.…”

“…The use of medication starts a short time before the surgical proceeding, and it continues throughout the life of the transplanted patients. However, such medication can also have adverse effects such as pain and discomfort (3) .…”

“…The transplant team must have adequate protocols with regard to patient care, according to the ideal level of immunosuppression for each individual, in order to prevent acute and chronic rejection, and to guarantee a lower risk to infection (3) .…”