DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i02.016

Pages: 440-444

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (PRAKI) continues to be common in developing countries. The aim of this paper is to study AKI characteristics in pregnancy and identify the factors related to the unfavourable outcomes. Methods: This prospective study will be conducted in the Department of Nephrology, Sri Aurobindo Medical College & Postgraduate Institute, Indore (M.P.), from January, 2018 to June, 2019. All pregnant patients presented with acute kidney injury were included in the study. Result: post partum sepsis was leading cause of AKI (31.66%) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were second most common cause (23.33%). Significant number of patients (15%) had history of UTI including pyelonephritis. 11.6% of patients had history of GI loss (hyperemesis graviderum /acute gastroenteritis). out of 60 patients most of the patients (80%) had complete renal recovery in follow up period of 3 months where as 4 patients turned in to CKD and no patient was dialysis dependent. Mortality occurred in 13.3 percent patients, all had stage 3 AKI.