TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nutritional Challenges and Growth Failure in Pediatric Patients: Pretransplant and Posttransplant A1 - Rahmani, Sharon Khakshoor A1 - Castellanos, Laura A2 - Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo PY - 2023 T2 - Molmenti’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management, 2e AB - Multiple factors affect the growth and nutritional status in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)Assessment of the nutritional status is imperative to prevent growth failure, minimize consequences of uremia, enhance quality of life, and improve survival pretransplant and posttransplantNutritional management of children with CKD is a challenge that requires continuous reassessment and readjustment as the child ages and CKD progressesEvaluation of growth may include:Accurate and frequent measurementsFor infants, measure length with infant in supine position (Table 84-1)For children older than 2 years of age using standing height measurements (Table 84-2)Use of special growth charts available for patients with Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, or Williams syndrome and for preterm infantsDetermining growth velocityEvaluate growth potential with bone age and determining mid-parental heightBoys: (Father’s height (cm) + Mother’s height (cm) + 13 cm)/2Girls: (Father’s height (cm) + Mother’s height (cm) – 13 cm)/2 SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194188594 ER -