Successful Pregnancy Using the NxStage Home Hemodialysis System.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
Pregnancy in the setting of the uremic milieu of renal disease has a lower success rate than in the normal population and is a rare event. While intensified renal replacement therapy (RRT) during pregnancy can lead to improved outcomes, most studies have focused on nocturnal hemodialysis as the main RRT in pregnancy. Although thousands of patients use the home NxStage System One short daily hemodialysis (SDHD) machine in the United States, pregnancy outcomes with this therapy are unknown. The NxStage System One uses low-volume dialysate and hence small and middle molecule clearance may differ compared to conventional therapies and affect pregnancy outcomes. We report a case of a successful conception and pregnancy using the home NxStage system. The NxStage system may provide an alternative to the more routinely used NHD or standard SDHD therapies for women of childbearing age.
Volume
2016
First Page
1358625
Last Page
1358625
ISSN
2090-6641
Published In/Presented At
Brahmbhatt, Y., Ikeme, A., Bhogal, N., & Berghella, V. (2016). Successful Pregnancy Using the NxStage Home Hemodialysis System. Case reports in nephrology, 2016, 1358625. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1358625
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
26949554
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article