The optic nerve sheath in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preeclampsia is implicated in 14% of maternal deaths worldwide, mostly due to complications such as intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral edema. Cerebral edema increases intracranial pressure, which can be predicted by ultrasonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). Greater diameters have been reported in women with preeclampsia and eclampsia; however, data are lacking on the possible association with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether there is an association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the ONSD, and between this measurement and maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes.

Methods

This was a cohort study involving 183 women in the third trimester of pregnancy or within 24 h following

SUBMITTER: da Mota MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459936 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature