Proteinuria following Trauma

Heavy proteinuria following urinary diversion.

Two patients are described, both of whom developed heavy glomerular proteinuria in excess of 10 g/24 hr after urinary diversion operations.

Proteinuria following Momentary Vascular Constriction.

Heavy proteinuria following dengue hemorrhagic fever.

We report a case of nephrotic range proteinuria with 24-hour urine protein level of 335.7 mg/kg/day which developed following dengue hemorrhagic fever. Due to prolonged hypoalbuminemia from renal loss, right pleural effusion persisted and required pleuracentesis. The patient did not have classical nephrotic syndrome. The proteinuria improved without specific treatment. A renal biopsy was not pe...

Thromboembolic complications following trauma.

BACKGROUND Some studies have reported an increased incidence of thromboembolic complications following trauma. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a literature review and queried the National Trauma Data Bank to more closely examine the incidence of a variety of thromboembolic complications following injury. RESULTS Thromboembolic events are rare, but occur at a greater rate in more sever...

Complications following renal trauma.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate and compare the incidence and type of kidney-related complications among different modes of management for kidney injuries. DESIGN Trauma registry and medical record review study. SETTING Level I trauma center in Los Angeles, California. PATIENTS All patients with renal trauma injuries treated from January 1, 1993, through December 31, 2006. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES ...