Early warning system hypertension thresholds to predict adverse outcomes in pre-eclampsia: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association between blood pressure (BP) measurements and adverse outcomes in women with pre-eclampsia.

Study design

A prospective cohort study of women with pre-eclampsia admitted to three South African tertiary facilities. BP was measured using the CRADLE Vital Signs Alert (VSA), incorporated with a traffic light early warning system; green: systolic BP <140 mmHg and diastolic BP <90 mmHg, yellow: systolic BP 140-159 and/or diastolic BP 90-109 mmHg (but neither is above the upper threshold), red: systolic BP ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥110 mmHg.

Main outcome measures

Maternal: death, eclampsia, stroke, kidney injury; process measures: magnesium sulfate use, Critical Care Unit (CCU) admission; perinatal: stillbirth, neonatal death, preter

SUBMITTER: Nathan HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature