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Table 4 Conditions contributing to the development of AKI in this study, compared to National Canadian data for 2007–10 [5]

From: Incidence, aetiology and outcomes of obstetric-related acute kidney injury in Malawi: a prospective observational study

Condition

Malawi AKI cases (n = 26)

Current study

Canadian AKI cases (n = 290)

Mehrabadi et al. [5]

Antepartum haemorrhage

4 (15.4)

13 (4.5)

Postpartum haemorrhage

2 (7.7)

91 (31.4)

Gestational hypertension

2 (7.7)

37 (12.7)

Preeclampsia

14 (53.8)

120 (41.4)

Eclampsia

4 (15.4)

10 (3.5)

Sepsis

4 (15.4)

36 (12.4)

Cardiac failure

1 (3.8)

21 (7.2)

  1. Multiple conditions are present in some patients. Canadian data from: Mehrabadi et al. [5]