Correlations between Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Kidney Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney function impairment in pregnancy is challenging, with incidence and prognosis only partially known. Studies concerning maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies occurring in patients with renal injury and the therapeutic strategies for improving the prognosis of these patients are scarce due to the limited number of cases reported.

Objectives

We aimed to establish correlations between the main maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with severe CKD or AKI in pregnancy to improve the prognosis, referring to a control group of patients with mild kidney impairment.

Methods

For this purpose, we conducted a retrospective study, at University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, from January 2019 until December 2021, selecting 38 patients with AKI an

SUBMITTER: Meca DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9917987 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature