The Nephrology Department offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment
for children and adolescents with hypertension; kidney and urinary tract
disorders such as nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, congenital malformations,
cystic kidneys and kidney failure; urinary tract infections; urine abnormalities
such as protein or blood in urine; and fluid, electrolyte and acid-base
disorders. All end-stage renal disease services, including all types of
dialysis and kidney transplantation, are offered. Modern diagnostic evaluations,
including ultrasound-guided kidney biopsies, kidney function studies,
as well as radiological, power Doppler ultrasonographic, radioisotope,
and MRI are available.
Dialysis
Children’s Hospital is the only Joint Commission-accredited and CMS-approved
pediatric dialysis program in the state of Louisiana. Therapies include
hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis care to patients with acute and chronic
renal failure. The Dialysis Unit also provides acute renal replacement
therapies for patients throughout the hospital. Inpatient therapies include
hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy and peritoneal dialysis.
Kidney transplants
The kidney transplant team provides kidney transplantation evaluation,
surgery and follow-up care for children with end-stage kidney disease.
A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach is provided to patients and
their families, including a coordinated post-transplant management of
care. Long term follow-up care continues until patients are transitioned
to adult services.
Children’s Hospital’s multi-disciplinary transplant team includes:
Anesthesiologists
Nephrologists
Transplant surgeons
Critical care specialists
Infectious disease specialists
Registered nurses
Pharmacists
Laboratory specialists
Dietitians
Physical and occupational therapists
Social workers
Clinical coordinators
U.S. News & World Report national ranking
Ranked in the top 50 in the nation, the nephrology program at Children’s
Hospital New Orleans, staffed by expert providers from both LSU Health
New Orleans and Tulane University School of Medicine, offers comprehensive
evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents with kidney and
urinary tract disorders such as nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, congenital
malformations, cystic kidneys and kidney failure; urinary tract infections;
urine abnormalities such as protein or blood in urine; and fluid, electrolyte
and acid-base disorders. Children’s Hospital provides all end-stage
renal disease services, including chronic kidney disease care, all types
of dialysis, and kidney transplantation. Children’s Hospital is
also proud to serve as Louisiana’s only pediatric dialysis program,
performing 6,630 lifesaving dialysis treatments in 2021. Since 1995, the
hospital has performed more than 200 kidney transplants.
