Hemodialysis among pregnancy related acute kidney injury patients: A single center experience in North-Western Nigeria

• Main Authors: A M Makusidi, H M Liman, A Yakubu, M Hassan, M D Isah, A Chijioke
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Nephrology
• Subjects: Hemodialysis; pregnancy; pregnancy related acute kidney injury
• Online Access: http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2016;volume=26;issue=5;spage=340;epage=342;aulast=Makusidi

Pregnancy related acute kidney injury (PRAKI) patients that underwent hemodialysis (HD) between May 2007 and April 2015 were studied with specific reference to clinical features, laboratory values, duration of pregnancy at the diagnosis of acute kidney injury and outcome. It involved 38 patients aged between 15 and 30 years. The main clinical features were fever, edema and oliguria. The leading etiological factors included ante/postpartum hemorrhage, septic abortion, and toxemia of pregnancy. The majority of cases occurred during the third trimester. PRAKI is a dreaded complication of pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality. HD improved patient survival in our study.