Acute Kidney Injury In Pregnancy Including Renal Disease Diagnosed In Pregnancy

Publication date: Available online 17 December 2018Source: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & GynaecologyAuthor(s): David R. Hall, Frances Conti-RamsdenAbstractPregnancy-related acute kidney injury AKI is a rare but serious complication in high income settings, and remains an important cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income settings. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the leading cause of pregnancy-related AKI worldwide. In this article we outline the epidemiology, aetiology, recognition, investigation and management of pregnancy-related AKI. Difficulties in the definition of AKI, approaches to determine the cause of AKI in diagnostically challenging circumstances, and diagnosis of new renal disease in pregnancy are discussed.
Source: Best Practice and Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research