Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have progressively deteriorating renal function as they move through CKD stages 1 to 5, ultimately requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis to manage end stage renal disease.
The KDOQI guidelines define stages of chronic kidney disease based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (1):
| Stage
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GFR (ml/minute/1.73m2)
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| 1 – kidney damage with normal or high GFR |