Traumatic Page Kidney Induced Hypertension in Critical Care : Immediately Resolved or Long-Term Resistant Problem

Abstract EN

Page kidney is a well-known phenomenon causing hypertension, due to compression of renal parenchyma by a subcapsular hematoma, of either traumatic or non-traumatic origin.

The main therapeutic approach is based on surgical approach (nephrectomy or hematoma evacuation) and antihypertensive treatment.

In this paper we present a post-traumatic case of Page Kidney in a Critical Care unit.

We discuss different therapeutical opportunities to extremely elevated systemic blood pressure resistant to traditional drug therapy.