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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Steur, Anouk
• Raymakers-Janssen, Paulien A M A
• Kneyber, Martin C J
• Dijkstra, Sandra
• van Woensel, Job B M
• van Waardenburg, Dick A
• van de Ven, Cornelis P
• van der Steeg, Alida F W
• Wijnen, Marc
• Lilien, Marc R
• de Krijger, Ronald R
• van Tinteren, Harm
• Littooij, Annemieke S
• Janssens, Geert O
• Peek, Annemarie M L
• Tytgat, Godelieve A M
• Mavinkurve-Groothuis, Annelies M
• van Grotel, Martine
• van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M
• Asperen, Roelie M Wösten-van

Titel

Characteristics and Outcome of Children with Wilms Tumor Requiring Intensive Care Admission in First Line Therapy

Ist Teil von

• Cancers, 2022-02, Vol.14 (4), p.943

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Survival rates are excellent for children with Wilms tumor (WT), yet tumor and treatment-related complications may require pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission. We assessed the frequency, clinical characteristics, and outcome of children with WT requiring PICU admissions in a multicenter, retrospective study in the Netherlands. Admission reasons of unplanned PICU admissions were described in relation to treatment phase. Unplanned PICU admissions were compared to a control group of no or planned PICU admissions, with regard to patient characteristics and short and long term outcomes. In a multicenter cohort of 175 children with an underlying WT, 50 unplanned PICU admissions were registered in 33 patients. Reasons for admission were diverse and varied per treatment phase. Younger age at diagnosis, intensive chemotherapy regimens, and bilateral tumor surgery were observed in children with unplanned PICU admission versus the other WT patients. Three children required renal replacement therapy, two of which continued dialysis after PICU discharge (both with bilateral disease). Two children died during their PICU stay. During follow-up, hypertension and chronic kidney disease (18.2 vs. 4.2% and 15.2 vs. 0.7%) were more frequently observed in unplanned PICU admitted patients compared to the other patients. No significant differences in cardiac morbidity, relapse, or progression were observed. Almost 20% of children with WT required unplanned PICU admission, with young age and treatment intensity as potential risk factors. Hypertension and renal impairment were frequently observed in these patients, warranting special attention at presentation and during treatment and follow-up.