ABSTRACT
Objective
This study evaluated the association between proteinuria levels and maternal, and perinatal outcomes of preeclampsia patients and determined the cutoff values for predicting severe complications.
Methods
We retrospectively evaluated the records of 412 patients with proteinuric preeclampsia.
Results
Median proteinuria levels were significantly higher in patients with severe maternal and adverse perinatal outcomes than in those without such outcomes, except in cases of placental abruption and late preterm delivery.
Conclusion
Proteinuria levels may aid in diagnosing preeclampsia and indicating early intervention. The revised guidelines do not suggest that proteinuria encountered during pregnancy is clinically insignificant.
Acknowledgments
We thank Cagla Sariturk for assistance with the statistical analysis in the study.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.