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. 2011 Nov;37(11):1525-31.
doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01567.x. Epub 2011 Jun 16.

Acute kidney injury complicating septic unsafe abortion: clinical course and treatment outcomes of 44 cases

Sukanya Srinil  1 , Thanachai Panaput
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Acute kidney injury complicating septic unsafe abortion: clinical course and treatment outcomes of 44 cases

Sukanya Srinil et al. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to present the clinical course and treatment outcomes of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after septic unsafe abortion.

Material and methods: Medical records of patients with AKI after septic unsafe abortion admitted at Khon Kaen Hospital between January 2003 and December 2009 were reviewed.

Results: Forty-four patients with an average age of 24.3 years were included and 25% were teenage girls. The most common method of induced abortion was transvaginal chemical injection (81.8%). One patient had a hysterectomy due to severe peritonitis and sepsis that was not responsive to medical treatment. AKI developed on day 4.5 ± 3.6 with the range of onset 1-14 days after induced abortion. Oliguric AKI was present in 70.4% of patients with the mean duration of oliguria of 7.4 ± 5 days. Seventeen patients required dialysis. The mortality rate was 9%. The average duration of recovery from AKI was 24.8 ± 16.6 days.

Conclusions: Conservative treatment of AKI-related septic unsafe abortion was dialysis without hysterectomy. The treatment results were minimal morbidity and mortality. Conservative management may be a better alternative to hysterectomy for the treatment of septic unsafe abortion with AKI. However the current study was a retrospective study, and we were not able to obtain certain follow-up data, such as fertility outcomes after recovery. Therefore, further study of these issues should be considered.

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