title: Pregnancy-related acute renal failure in the southeast region of Turkey: analysis of 75 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical profile, management and outcome of the patients with pregnancy-related acute renal failure (PRARF).
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with PRARF admitted between January 2006 and January 2009 were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total number of women with PRARF was 75. Age range of women with PRARF was 21 to 46 years and 36% of the cases of PRARF were seen in the postpartum period. PRARF was caused by sepsis in 14.6%, toxemias of pregnancy in 75.2%, and hemorrhage of pregnancy in 12%. Postabortal sepsis was the cause in 14.6%. Dialysis was needed in 33.3%. Maternal mortality rate was 10.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy-related acute renal failure is a major health problem and carries very high mortality and morbidity. Poor healthcare facilities and lack of antenatal healthcare clinics are major identified causes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University Medical School, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erdemoğlu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuyumcuoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult