TY - JOUR
T1 - Best practices on pregnancy on dialysis
T2 - the Italian Study Group on Kidney and Pregnancy
AU - Cabiddu, Gianfranca
AU - Castellino, Santina
AU - Gernone, Giuseppe
AU - Santoro, Domenico
AU - Giacchino, Franca
AU - Credendino, Olga
AU - Daidone, Giuseppe
AU - Gregorini, Gina
AU - Moroni, Gabriella
AU - Attini, Rossella
AU - Minelli, Fosca
AU - Manisco, Gianfranco
AU - Todros, Tullia
AU - Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara
PY - 2015/6/26
Y1 - 2015/6/26
N2 - Background: Pregnancy during dialysis is increasingly being reported and represents a debated point in Nephrology. The small number of cases available in the literature makes evidence-based counselling difficult, also given the cultural sensitivity of this issue. Hence, the need for position statements to highlight the state of the art and propose the unresolved issues for general discussion. Methods: A systematic analysis of the literature (MESH, Emtree and free terms on pregnancy and dialysis) was conducted and expert opinions examined (Study Group on Kidney and Pregnancy; experts involved in the management of pregnancy in dialysis in Italy 2000–2013). Questions regarded: timing of dialysis start in pregnancy; mode of treatment, i.e. peritoneal dialysis (PD) versus haemodialysis (HD); treatment schedules (for both modes); obstetric surveillance; main support therapies (anaemia, calcium-phosphate parathormone; acidosis); counselling tips. Main results: Timing of dialysis start is not clear, considering also the different support therapies; successful pregnancy is possible in both PD and HD; high efficiency and strict integration with residual kidney function are pivotal in both treatments, the blood urea nitrogen test being perhaps a useful marker in this context. To date, long-hour HD has provided the best results. Strict, personalized obstetric surveillance is warranted; therapies should be aimed at avoiding vitamin B12, folate and iron deficits, and at correcting anaemia; vitamin D and calcium administration is safe and recommended. Women on dialysis should be advised that pregnancy is possible, albeit rare, with both types of dialysis treatment, and that a success rate of over 75 % may be achieved. High dialysis efficiency and frequent controls are needed to optimize outcomes.
AB - Background: Pregnancy during dialysis is increasingly being reported and represents a debated point in Nephrology. The small number of cases available in the literature makes evidence-based counselling difficult, also given the cultural sensitivity of this issue. Hence, the need for position statements to highlight the state of the art and propose the unresolved issues for general discussion. Methods: A systematic analysis of the literature (MESH, Emtree and free terms on pregnancy and dialysis) was conducted and expert opinions examined (Study Group on Kidney and Pregnancy; experts involved in the management of pregnancy in dialysis in Italy 2000–2013). Questions regarded: timing of dialysis start in pregnancy; mode of treatment, i.e. peritoneal dialysis (PD) versus haemodialysis (HD); treatment schedules (for both modes); obstetric surveillance; main support therapies (anaemia, calcium-phosphate parathormone; acidosis); counselling tips. Main results: Timing of dialysis start is not clear, considering also the different support therapies; successful pregnancy is possible in both PD and HD; high efficiency and strict integration with residual kidney function are pivotal in both treatments, the blood urea nitrogen test being perhaps a useful marker in this context. To date, long-hour HD has provided the best results. Strict, personalized obstetric surveillance is warranted; therapies should be aimed at avoiding vitamin B12, folate and iron deficits, and at correcting anaemia; vitamin D and calcium administration is safe and recommended. Women on dialysis should be advised that pregnancy is possible, albeit rare, with both types of dialysis treatment, and that a success rate of over 75 % may be achieved. High dialysis efficiency and frequent controls are needed to optimize outcomes.
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Daily dialysis
KW - Dialysis efficiency
KW - Evidence based medicine
KW - Hemodialysis
KW - Peritoneal dialysis
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U2 - 10.1007/s40620-015-0191-3
DO - 10.1007/s40620-015-0191-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 25966799
AN - SCOPUS:84930199628
VL - 28
SP - 279
EP - 288
JO - Journal of Nephrology
JF - Journal of Nephrology
SN - 1121-8428
IS - 3
M1 - 191
ER -