OBSTETRICAL ACUTE RENAL FAILURE;

Abstract

Background & Objective: Acute renal failure is one of serious complication in pregnancy, in first trimester is usuallyrelated to unregulated and septic miscarriage while in third trimester it is due to obstetric complications. This prospective case seriousdescriptive study was conducted to determine the frequency, etiology and outcome of patients suffering from acute renal failure.Settings: Department of Gynecology & Obstetric at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad. Duration: One year (from 1st June 2011 to31st May 2012) Patients and Methods: Patients admitted in labor room during antepartum, intrapartum or post partum period werescrutinized by history, clinical examination, and investigations. Those with urine output less than 50cc in 24hours were defined as case ofARF. Predesigned proforma filled to analyze etiology and outcome of patients with acute renal failure. Results: Out of 3220 patientsadmitted, 35 patients presented with acute renal failure giving incidence of 1.080%. APH(28.57%), PPH(25.7%), P.sepsis (14.28%) andHypertensive disorder(5.14%) were leading cause of ARF. 60% patients recovered from injury and mortality in these patients were 11.4%.Conclusions: Poor health care facilities and lack of quality antenatal healthcare clinics were the major identified causes.