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Ahmed M El-Refaey1, Riad M Elsayed, Amr Sarhan

  • 1Pediatric Department, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Egypt.

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation : an Official Publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
|July 3, 2013
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Children undergoing hemodialysis (HD) experience significantly poorer sleep quality. Both subjective and objective measures reveal issues like daytime sleepiness and sleep disturbances in pediatric HD patients.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Clinical Research

Background:

  • Limited research exists on sleep patterns in children undergoing hemodialysis (HD).
  • Sleep disturbances are common in chronic illnesses but understudied in pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess and compare sleep quality in children with ESRD on HD versus healthy controls.
  • To identify specific subjective and objective sleep disturbances in pediatric HD patients.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study comparing 25 children on HD with 15 age- and sex-matched controls.
  • Utilized subjective sleep questionnaires and objective full-night polysomnography for comprehensive sleep assessment.

Main Results:

  • HD patients reported significantly worse sleep quality, including excessive daytime sleepiness, night awakenings, and morning arousal difficulties.
  • Objective polysomnography revealed reduced slow-wave sleep, increased sleep-disordered breathing, and more periodic limb movement disorders in children on HD.

Conclusions:

  • Children on regular hemodialysis exhibit markedly impaired objective and subjective sleep quality.
  • Sleep disturbances, including breathing and limb movement disorders, are prevalent in pediatric HD patients and require clinical attention.

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