• Am. J. Kidney Dis. · Jul 2016

    Renal Cortical Necrosis in Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Series.

    • Marie Frimat, Melanie Decambron, Celine Lebas, Anissa Moktefi, Laurent Lemaitre, Viviane Gnemmi, Benedicte Sautenet, François Glowacki, Damien Subtil, Mercedes Jourdain, Agnes Rigouzzo, Isabelle Brocheriou, Jean-Michel Halimi, Eric Rondeau, Christian Noel, François Provôt, and Alexandre Hertig.
    • Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, Lille, France. Electronic address: marie.frimat@chru-lille.fr.
    • Am. J. Kidney Dis. 2016 Jul 1; 68 (1): 50-7.

    BackgroundPregnancy-related renal cortical necrosis may lead to end-stage renal disease. Although this obstetric complication had virtually disappeared in high-income countries, we have noted new cases in France over the past few years, all following postpartum hemorrhage.Study DesignCase series.Setting & ParticipantsWe retrospectively identified 18 patients from 5 French nephrology departments who developed renal cortical necrosis following postpartum hemorrhage in 2009 to 2013.OutcomesObstetric and renal features, therapeutic measures, and kidney disease outcome were studied.ResultsAll patients had a severe postpartum hemorrhage (mean blood loss, 2.6±1.1 [SD] L). Hemodynamic instability and disseminated intravascular coagulation were reported in 5 and 11 patients, respectively. All developed rapid onset of acute kidney injury and required hemodialysis. Diagnosis of renal cortical necrosis was performed 4 to 33 days following delivery. At 6 months postpartum, 8 patients remained dialysis dependent and none recovered normal kidney function. The length of exposure to tranexamic acid treatment was significantly more prolonged in women whose estimated glomerular filtration rate remained <15mL/min/1.73m(2) (7.1±4.8 vs 2.9±2.4 hours; P=0.03).LimitationsRetrospective study; small sample size.ConclusionsIn the setting of gravid endothelium, the conjunction of disseminated intravascular coagulation with the life-saving use of procoagulant and antifibrinolytic agents (recently implemented in France in a postpartum hemorrhage treatment algorithm) may give rise to a risk for uncontrolled clotting in the renal cortex and hence irreversible partial or diffuse cortical necrosis.Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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