Postnatal assessment for renal dysfunction in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy : A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with chronic kidney disease. Early detection of renal dysfunction enables implementation of strategies to prevent progression. International guidelines recommend review at 6-8 weeks postpartum to identify persistent hypertension and abnormal renal function, but evidence for the efficacy of this review is limited.

Methods

All women attending a specialist fetal-maternal medicine clinic for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension) were invited for a 6-8 weeks postpartum review of their blood pressure and renal function in order to establish the prevalence and independent predictors of renal dysfunction. Renal dysfunction was defined as low estimated Glomerula

SUBMITTER: Kountouris E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature