The SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital is one of the most experienced hospitals in Spain in the treatment of paediatric kidney diseases. At the Nephrology department, we provide a service for patients from all over Catalonia, and to those from other communities asking for a second opinion, swiftly and with a very short waiting list. We are a recognised centre in Spain through the certification of national reference centre. We have a track record spanning more than 40 years, endorsed and acknowledged within Spain, and increasingly beyond our borders, from where paediatricians from many countries, particularly from Central and South America, request specialisation visits. We are co-founders of the Spanish Paediatric Nephrology Society and members from the beginning. We work closely with the Spanish Nephrology Society (SEN) as well in those aspects concerning paediatric pathology.
What makes us different
We work to minimise the impact of haemodialysis on children's daily lives. We promote living-donor transplantation. We advise and guide paediatricians from other hospitals, which makes us a reference and support centre. We make every effort to avoid having to admit the child to hospital, except in cases where it is absolutely essential.
Specialties
Prenatal and neonatal pathology
We detect and treat diseases and malformations of the kidney and the urinary tract (Nefrourology) in the prenatal stage (before birth). We work together with the teams of Neonatology, Obstetrics, Urology and Surgery.
General pathology
Lithiasis (kidney stones)
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Hypertension in children
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Tubopathies
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Glomerulopathies
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Other nephrologic diseases
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Replacement therapy
In situations where a kidney transplant can not be performed before a dialysis treatment, we try to use peritoneal dialysis as the first option. Whenever possible, we relegate hemodialysis to those patients who can't undergo peritoneal treatment, or when it is not indicated.
Kidney transplantation
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Peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis
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Therapeutic apheresis
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At the forefront of knowledge
We take part in various paediatric studies and trials promoted by the industry or the Spanish Society of Paediatric Nephrology, as well as those of other adult services, particularly Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, with which we have a close relationship in research on kidney transplantation.