Acute kidney injury during pregnancy and puerperium: a retrospective study in a single center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is rare in women during pregnancy and puerperium, however, it is related to increased morbidity and mortality rates.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of AKI during pregnancy and puerperium in a Chinese population.

Methods

In this study, pregnant women discharged from hospital between January 2008 and June 2015 were screened. AKI was defined if the level of serum creatitine >70.72umol/l in pregnant women without chronic kidney disease (CKD). Acute-on-CKD was defined as a 50% increase in the level of serum creatinine vs baseline in patients with pre-existed CKD.

Results

We reported a high incidence (0.81%) of AKI during pregnancy and puerperium. Three hundred and f

SUBMITTER: Huang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5412057 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature