Pregnancy in chronic dialysis patients is unusual and associated with many complications.
Infants are often born both prematurely and small for gestational age.
We report a case of a 36-year-old diabetic hemodialysis patient G4P3 who had prolonged hyperemesis gravidarum, for whom intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) was started at week 14 and continued throughout her pregnancy.
She delivered a 3.5-kg baby girl at the 36th week of gestation by cesarean section.
We discuss the use of IDPN as adjunct therapy for pregnant dialysis patients.
2010-03-25
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Department of Medicine, University of California, UCSF campus box 0126, rm M1202, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2010 Mar;42(1):233-7
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