The prevalence of pregnancy-related acute renal failure in Asia : a systematic review
Joint Authors
Karimi, Zaynab
Malekmakan, Layla
Farshadi, Maryam
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2017-02-28
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a major complication during pregnancy and is associated with high mortality rate in developing countries.
The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of pregnancy-related ARF in Asia.
This study is a systematic review Google Scholar, PubMed, and Medline databases were searched for all papers in English on pregnancyrelated ARF (PR-ARF) in Asian countries that were published between 2010 and 2015 were reviewed.
Of all the articles published in that period, 19 were selected - 17 were original articles and two were cases reports.
We gathered information on the prevalence of PR-ARF, parity, duration of pregnancy when PR-ARF developed, etiology of PR-ARF, common clinical symptoms, and laboratory findings in PR-ARF.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karimi, Zaynab& Malekmakan, Layla& Farshadi, Maryam. 2017. The prevalence of pregnancy-related acute renal failure in Asia : a systematic review. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 28, no. 1, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748860
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karimi, Zaynab…[et al.]. The prevalence of pregnancy-related acute renal failure in Asia : a systematic review. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 28, no. 1 (Jan. / Feb. 2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748860
American Medical Association (AMA)
Karimi, Zaynab& Malekmakan, Layla& Farshadi, Maryam. The prevalence of pregnancy-related acute renal failure in Asia : a systematic review. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2017. Vol. 28, no. 1, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-748860
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
Record ID
BIM-748860