Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0002p27 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Randomized-controlled study in kidney transplanted children: early corticoids withdrawal and effect on bone health recovery

Reyes Maria Loreto , Mericq Veronica , Salas Paulina , Pinto Viola , Cano Francisco , Gonzalez Magdalena , Brown Keenan , Delucchi Angela

Background: Glucocorticoid immune suppression in kidney transplanted children jeopardizes optimal bone health recovery. So far, there are no studies that evaluate the effect of transplant and corticoid in bone parameters separately.Objective: To determine the effect of early corticosteroid withdrawal in bone parameters.Methods: Randomized, controlled study; two groups: corticosteroid withdrawal (at the 6th day post-transplant, then...