| 초록 |
To investigate the incidence and outcomes of severe cases of dialysis requiring AKI in pregnant patients This retrospective study analyzed the data of dialysis-requiring pregnancy-related AKI admitted to Nephrology over 4 years (January 2020- December 2024). Postpartum acute kidney injury (PPAKI) was defined as AKI diagnosed from the time of childbirth to 6 weeks post-delivery, following the KDIGO guidelines. Recovery was categorized as: - Complete recovery: normal serum creatinine (<1.0 mg/dL) or a previously known baseline, with no proteinuria at the end of 3 months - Partial recovery: improved renal function with dialysis independency, but serum creatinine not returning to baseline or normal range - Non recovery: patients requiring dialysis at the end of 3 months Exclusion criteria: Patients with underlying chronic kidney disease and pre-pregnancy hypertension Out of 16,584 pregnancies, 126 (0.76%) were complicated by Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Only 13 of the 126 women had a preexisting comorbidity. The study included 52 patients with an average age of 24±7 years. The average serum creatinine level upon presentation was 6.3±1.65 mg/dl. (Table 1) 2 patients, or 3.8%, did not survive, and 15 patients, or 28.84%, remained dependent on dialysis three months post-delivery. Interestingly, there was no significant difference in the incidence of low birth weight, small for gestational age, or preterm birth compared to those without AKI (15.6% versus 13.1%; p value=0.45). Acute cortical necrosis was reported in 12(23.06%) cases (Table 2). Among patients who did not recover from AKI, thrombotic microangiopathy was the cause in 5 cases, acute cortical necrosis in 9 cases, and severe acute tubular necrosis in 1 case. Partial recovery was observed in 12 subjects, accounting for 23.1% of cases. Pregnant individuals with AKI who undergo dialysis face a higher likelihood of experiencing non-recovery or only partial recovery of their renal function |