The emergence of a change in the prevalence of preeclampsia in a tertiary maternity unit (2004-2016)
| Autor: | Fergal D. Malone, Ruth Ritchie, Etaoin Kent, Patrick Dicker, Afif El-Khuffash, Lisa McSweeney, Rebecca Horgan, Cathy Monteith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Retrospective review Obstetrics business.industry Incidence Obstetrics and Gynecology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease humanities Preeclampsia Unit (housing) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pre-Eclampsia Pregnancy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans Female 030212 general & internal medicine business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | The journal of maternal-fetalneonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. 35(16) |
| ISSN: | 1476-4954 |
| Popis: | Pre-eclampsia (PET) affects 2-3% of all pregnancies, rising to 5-7% in nulliparous women. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PET over a 13-year period.A retrospective review was performed over a 13-year period (2004-2016) via interrogation of the annual clinical reports of The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.There was a fall in the overall incidence of PET (nulliparous and multiparous), from a peak of 3.8% in 2007 to 1.5% in 2015. Comparing the first and second halves of the study time-period this decrease was statistically significant (In our institution, we have shown a decrease in preeclampsia rates over a 13-year period. While the reason for this trend remains unclear, a similar trend has been observed in another tertiary unit and additional research is required to explain the etiology behind these observations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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