Table 1.

Approval criteria for severe preeclampsia.

Persistent hypertension over 160/110 mmHg
Thrombocytopenia (platelets less than 103 × 100 μL)
Nephrotic proteinuria (5 g in 24 hr)
Hemolysis (based on analysis of peripheral blood or increased bilirubin)
Resistant oliguria (less than 500 cc within 24 hours) (oliguria)
Liver dysfunction with an unknown cause
Renal failure (least criteria including increased serum creatinine mg/dL 1 above the base rate)
Persistent headache
Persistent pain in right upper quadrant or epigastrium
The estimated fetal weight below the fifth percentile for gestational age
Visual scotoma/blurred vision
Dyspnea with reduced oxygen saturation or pulmonary edema