Association of Maternal Medical Comorbidities with Duration of Expectant Management in Patients with Severe Preeclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the association between number of maternal comorbidities and duration of expectant management and perinatal outcomes in patients with preeclampsia with severe features.

Study design

Retrospective cohort of patients with preeclampsia with severe features delivering live, nonanomalous singletons at 23 to 34^2/7 weeks' gestation at a single center from 2016 to 2018. Patients delivered for an indication other than severe preeclampsia were excluded. Patients were categorized based on the number (0, 1, or ≥2) of comorbidities present: chronic hypertension, pregestational diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The primary outcome was proportion of potential expectant management time achieved, that is, day

SUBMITTER: Cozzi GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582202 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature