Case Report
Year: 2016 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 351-355
Acute Hemodialysis in Pregnancy - AKI with Live Fetus in Utero - A Series of Five Cases
Manjusha Yadla, Bhavya Dasara
Department of Nephrology, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500081
Corresponding Author: Manjusha Yadla
ABSTRACT
Hemodialysis following the delivery or death of fetus is more common scenario in management of pregnancy related AKI unlike hemodialysis in antenatal period with live fetus in utero which is a challenging task as two lives are to be salvaged. Herein, we report the challenges we faced and the outcomes 5 cases of AKI in pregnancy with live fetus in situ that underwent hemodialysis.
Key words: AKI, hemodialysis, live fetus, pregnancy.