Abstract

“ACUTE RENAL FAILURE IN POST PARTUM PERIOD –STILL A CHALLENGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES”

*Dr. Seema Sharma, Dr. Hanslata Gehlot, Dr. Dinesh Dutt Sharma, Dr. S. N.

Abstract

Acute kidney injury in pregnant patients and more so in postpartal period continues to be a challenge in developing countries.[1] Though its incidence has decreased due to decline in the cases of unsafe abortions and improved perinatal care, but other factors which can lead to the sequelae of kidney failure such as toxemia of pregnancy, anemia, antepartum or postpartum hemorrhage.[2,3] We here report a case of a patient who presented with antepartum hemorrhage and the sequelae ended up in acute renal failure, though active and timely intervention and multidisciplinary management saved the patient.

Keywords: antepartum hemorrhage, postpartal acute kidney failure, dialysis.