Pregnancy and Childbirth severe preeclampsia Kidney Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Severe preeclampsia, blood pressure: 160 mm Hg or higher systolic or 110 mm Hg or higher diastolic Proteinuria: 5 g or more of protein in a 24-hour urine collection or 3+ or greater on urine dipstick testing Cerebral or visual disturbances Epigastric or right upper quadrant pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with preexisting renal insufficiency. 2. Patients with a history of dialysis requirement. 3. Diabetes mellitus, essential hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. 4. Use of nephrotoxic drugs before or during the study period. 5. Patients with elevated serum urea and creatinine at time of admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| evaluate the efficacy of renal resistance indices (RRIs) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) for early prediction of occurrence and severity of acute kidney injury in patients with severe preeclampsia. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| establish a cut-off value for various renal resistance indices and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for early prediction of acute kidney injury in patients with severe preeclampsia. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
assistant prof. at anesthesia department of alexandria university