Mid-Trimester Spot Urinary Albumin/Creatinine Ratio as a Screening Tool in Prediction of Pre-eclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

To determine utilization of spot urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) to predict subsequent development of preeclampsia, measured between 17 and 24 weeks of gestational age in asymptomatic antenatal woman and determine their maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Introduction

In preeclampsia the basic pathology is generalized endothelial dysfunction. It causes glomerular endotheliosis which leads to proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow. Thus microalbuminuria is an early marker which can measured to predict preeclampsia.

Materials and methods

It is a prospective observational study, carried out for one year in a cohort of asymptomatic antenatal women at 17-24 weeks of gestational age, attending hospital for routine ante

SUBMITTER: Latha AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature