Predictors of Postpartum Persisting Hypertension Among Women with Preeclampsia Admitted at Carlos Manuel de Cèspedes Teaching Hospital, Cuba

We established the prevalence and predictors of persisting hypertension in women with preeclampsia admitted at the Carlos Manuel de Cèspedes Teaching Hospital in Cuba so as to guide the health-care providers in early identification of the patients at risk for timely intervention. A three-year prospe...

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Published in:International journal of women's health 2020-01, Vol.12, p.765-771
Main Authors: Fajardo Tornes, Yarine, Nápoles Mèndez, Danilo, Alvarez Aliaga, Alexis, Santson Ayebare, David, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Byonanuwe, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Blood pressure
Creatinine
Flow velocity
Health care industry
Hypertension
Information management
International economic relations
Kidney diseases
Laboratories
Medical research
Morbidity
Mortality
Original Research
Patients
persisting hypertension
postpartum hypertension
Postpartum period
Preeclampsia
pyruvate glutamic transaminase
serum creatinine
Teaching hospitals
Ultrasonic imaging
Womens health
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Summary:We established the prevalence and predictors of persisting hypertension in women with preeclampsia admitted at the Carlos Manuel de Cèspedes Teaching Hospital in Cuba so as to guide the health-care providers in early identification of the patients at risk for timely intervention. A three-year prospective cohort study was conducted between March 2017 and March 2020. A cohort of 178 women diagnosed with preeclampsia at the hypertension unit of Carlos Manuel de Cèspedes Teaching Hospital were recruited. Interviewer administered questionnaires and laboratory and ultrasound scan result forms were used to collect the data. Binary logistic regression was conducted to determine the predictors. All data analyses were conducted using STATA version 14.2. Forty-five (27.8%) of the studied 162 patients were still hypertensive at 12 weeks postpartum. Maternal age of 35 years or more (aRR=1.14,95% CI:1.131-4.847, =0.022), early onset preeclampsia (before 34 weeks of gestation) (aRR=7.93, 95% CI:1.812-34.684, =0.006), and elevated serum creatinine levels of more than 0.8mg/dl (aRR=1.35, 95% CI:1.241-3.606, =0.032) were the independent predictors of persisting hypertension at 12 weeks postpartum. Recognition of these predictors and close follow-up of patients with preeclampsia will improve the ability to diagnose and monitor women likely to develop persisting hypertension before its onset for timely interventions.
ISSN:1179-1411
1179-1411
DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S263718