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Acute kidney injury caused by intravascular hemolysis after mechanical thrombectomy
In this Case Study, Dukkipati et al. describe a patient who sustained acute kidney injury as a consequence of hemoglobinuria secondary to intravascular hemolysis caused by the use of a percutaneous thrombectomy device to treat bilateral pulmonary emboli. The patient recovered normal renal function after management including hemodialysis and continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, but the authors conclude that patients should be warned of the risk of acute kidney injury before mechanical thrombectomy is carried out using this device.
22 February 2009
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