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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2024; 14(4): 95967
Published online Dec 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.95967
Published online Dec 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.95967
Table 1 Factors contributing to growth failure in children with chronic kidney disease and undergoing transplantation
| Factors |
| Genetic |
| Parental height |
| Sex |
| Syndromic kidney disease |
| Birth related |
| Prematurity |
| Small for gestational age |
| Intensive care requirement |
| Comorbidities |
| Other organ involvement |
| Including liver, heart |
| Age at onset of CKD |
| Severity of CKD and residual renal function |
| Metabolic disturbances |
| Salt and water metabolism |
| Metabolic acidosis |
| CKD-mineral bone disorder |
| Anemia |
| Malnutrition |
| Contributed by anorexia, Vomiting, altered taste sensation, nutrition losses, dietary restrictions |
| Protein-energy wasting |
| Infection and inflammation |
| Uremic toxins |
| Oxidative stress |
| Inflammatory cytokines |
| Hormonal disturbances affecting |
| Somatotropin hormone axis |
| Gonadotropic hormones axis |
| Gastrointestinal hormones |
- Citation: Gamage M, Ranawaka R. Optimizing growth in pediatric renal transplant recipients: An update. World J Transplant 2024; 14(4): 95967
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v14/i4/95967.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.95967