Successful management of a pregnant woman with HELLP syndrome, pulmonary edema, postpartum hemorrhage and acute renal failure, using early hemodialysis, intravenous immunoglobulin and noninvasive monitoring: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 661-663

  Cho, Fu Nan ^a   Chen, San Nung ^a   Kan, Yuen Yee ^a   Lee, Te Ching ^a   Wang, Jyh Seng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HELLP syndrome; Hemodialysis; Immunoglobulin therapy; Pulmonary edema; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EDEMA; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34547113779     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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