Anesthesia & Clinical Research

Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Inês Ferrinha Alves da Cunha

Inês Ferrinha Alves da Cunha
Centro Hospitalare Universitário de Coimbra,
Coimbra
Portugal

Publications
  • Case Report
    Successful Twin Pregnancy in Hemodialysis Patient: Multidisciplinary Approach
    Author(s): Ines Ferrinha Alves da Cunha and Claudia Raquel Marques Carreira Ines Ferrinha Alves da Cunha and Claudia Raquel Marques Carreira

    Background and objectives: There is an increasing incidence and interest in pregnancy on hemodialysis (HD), as shown by the increasing number of reported cases, but woman that start dialysis during early pregnancy is rare. Fetal death is still a likely outcome without a multidisciplinary approach and adequate team communication, so accurate maternal and fetal monitoring from an early stage is required. Multiple pregnancies carry a higher-risk of fetal and maternal complications. We report the management of a twin pregnancy in a hemodialysis patient, in a woman with three previous cesareans. We have not found similar reports in the literature. Case report: A 32-year-old woman started urgent hemodialysis when diagnosed hypertensive crisis with uremic syndrome and end-stage renal disease. An ultrasound 15 weeks later detected a 19 weeks twin pr.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000750

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