title: Acute renal failure in obstetric complications.
abstract: Early postpartum disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) was demonstrated by serial coagulation studies in 10 cases of acute renal failure (ARF) following obstetric complications (6 abruptio placentae, 3 retained placental fragments, 1 prolonged intrauterine fetal death). DIC abated within 48 hours irrespective of the therapeutic schedules employed. Renal damage was evidenced by a varying number of days of oligoanuric (6 cases) or polyuric (4 cases) ARF which always required dialytic treatment. Full renal recovery occurred in 9 cases. One patient died and no histological studies were performed. Renal damage seemed to correlate less with DIC than with the degree of anemia and shock.
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000097:blood; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000378:metabolism; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000097:blood*; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000378:metabolism; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000097:blood; D013918:Thrombin Time
chemical_list: D000990:Antithrombin III; D011516:Prothrombin; D005340:Fibrinogen