Proteinuria as a predictor of complications of pre-eclampsia

BMC Medicine

Michael Belfort²  G Justus Hofmeyr¹ 

[1] Effective Care Research Unit, Eastern Cape Department of Health, Universities of the Witwatersrand and Fort Hare, South Africa;Dept of Perinatal Research and Fetal Therapy, HCA Healthcare, Nashville TN, USA

Others  :  1129068
DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-7-11

 received in 2009-03-04, accepted in 2009-03-24,  发布年份 2009

【 摘 要 】

Proteinuria is a defining criterion for the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. The amount of protein lost per day has been thought by some to predict both maternal and fetal outcome. The systematic review of 16 primary papers including over 6700 patients by Thangaratinam and colleagues published this month in BMC Medicine suggests otherwise. This finding may influence our management of pre-eclampsia.

【 授权许可】

   
2009 Hofmeyr and Belfort; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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