Sentences with phrase «pregnancy on dialysis»
«With studies such as ours demonstrating improved outcomes for women with CKD who commence dialysis in pregnancy, there may be a shift in the way women are counselled regarding pregnancy on dialysis,» said Dr. Jesudason.
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Michelle Hladunewich, MD (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, in Toronto) and her colleagues assessed the effects of such intensive dialysis on pregnancy outcomes by comparing patients from Toronto with that from the United States.
The difference in live birth rate was due to higher rates of early pregnancy loss before 20 weeks in women who conceived while established on dialysis.
In America, 57 pregnancies occurred in women already on dialysis and 13 occurred in women approaching the need for dialysis.
Also, in the few women with kidney failure who conceive while on dialysis, pregnancy is typically complicated and can be dangerous for both the mother and baby.
To determine the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of women with AKI who require treatment with dialysis during pregnancy and the postpartum period, Ainslie Hildebrand, MD (Western University's London Health Sciences Centre, in Canada) and her colleagues analyzed information on all pregnancies from 1997 to 2011 in Ontario.