Guideline · Consensus statement
Kidney care at NICU discharge and follow-up recommendations for preterm infants<34 weeks.
- Acute kidney injury
- Communicating with families
- Growth
- Medical
- Metabolic, endocrine and renal
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
Summary
Consensus recommendations from an NIH-sponsored multidisciplinary Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop on kidney health follow-up for infants born before 34 weeks' gestation, who are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and hypertension. It advises kidney evaluation before NICU discharge and at two years of age, with more comprehensive assessment for the highest-risk infants, such as those born before 28 weeks or with acute kidney injury, intrauterine growth restriction or small for gestational age. It emphasises consistent parental education at multiple timepoints and outlines research priorities for risk stratification, early diagnosis and intervention.
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