Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Antepartum Haemorrhage, Pre Eclampsia/Eclampsia

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of AKI (acute kidney injury) in patients with APH (antepartum haemorrhage) and Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: A Descriptive Cross Sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from 08th December 2011 to 07th December 2012. METHODOLOGY: A Consecutive (Non-probability) sampling technique was adopted for 119 cases presenting with Antepartum hemorrhage and 119 patients with preeclampsia/eclampsia. Patients were selected in a consecutive manner from the OPD, Emergency and labor room. The mean values and frequencies were calculated in terms of percentages for justifying the results. RESULTS: The mean age of the APH (antepartum haemorrhage) group was 27.84 + 6.16 and for patients in preeclampsia/eclampsia group was 27.64 + 6.06 respectively. The mean period of gestation in APH group was 26.34 + 5.68 SD and in preeclampsia/eclampsia group it was 28.94 + 6.43 SD. The frequency of AKI (acute kidney injury) was 7.6% in APH patients and 8.4% in preeclampsia/eclampsia patients. CONCLUSION: The frequency of AKI (acute kidney injury) is more in preeclampsia/eclampsia patient's as compared to antepartum haemorrhage (APH) patients