Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria used for the study on determinants of pre-eclampsia among women attending hospitals in Omo district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

Diagnostic criteria for pre-eclampsia [28]
The onset of symptoms after 20 weeks’ gestation with remission by 6–12 weeks postpartum*
Mild pre-eclampsia:
• Hypertension (Systolic Blood Pressure(SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg or Diastolic Blood Pressure(DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg), may be superimposed on chronic hypertension
• Proteinuria (proteinuria ≥300 mg/24 h, or significant increase from baseline)
Severe pre-eclampsia if one or more of the following:
• Sustained Systolic Blood Pressure(SBP) ≥ 160 mmHg or Diastolic Blood Pressure(DPB) ≥ 110 mmHg (measured twice, at least 6 h apart)
• Evidence of other end-organ damage
• Deteriorating renal function including nephrotic range proteinuria ≥3 g/24 h or 3+ on urine dipstick or sudden oliguria, especially with elevated creatinine†
• Central Nervous System(CNS) disturbance (altered vision, headache)
• Pulmonary edema (3% of patients)
• Liver dysfunction
• Epigastric/right upper quadrant pain (stretching of hepatic capsule)
• Thrombocytopenia (15–30% of patients)
• HELLP syndrome is characterized by Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes and Low platelet count which may occur without proteinuria.
• Evidence of fetal compromise (Intrauterine Growth Restriction-IUGR, oligohydramnios, non-reasoning fetal testing)