Research Article

Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia: A Comprehensive Cohort Study of Laboratory and Clinical Findings according to the New ISHHP Criteria

Table 1

Diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia [8].

Blood pressureSystolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg that are noted twice within 6 hours after 20 weeks of gestation in women with normal blood pressure before conception or in women with previous chronic hypertensive disorders

And coexistence of one or more of the following new-onset conditions
 ProteinuriaSpot urine protein/creatinine >30 mg/mmol (0.3 mg/mg) or >300 mg/day or at least 1 g/L (“2+”) on dipstick testing

 Other maternal organ dysfunctions(1) Renal insufficiency (creatinine >90 μmol/L; 1.02 mg/dL)
(2) Liver involvement (doubling of serum transaminases and/or severe right upper quadrant pain)
(3) Neurological complications (eclampsia, altered mental status, blindness, stroke, or more commonly hyperreflexia when accompanied by clonus and severe headaches when accompanied by hyperreflexia and persistent visual scotomata)
(4) Hematological complications (platelet count <150,000/dL, DIC, and hemolysis)

 Uteroplacental dysfunctionFetal growth restriction

DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation.