Table 1.
Severe features associated with pre-eclampsia.6 DBP, diastolic BP; SBP, systolic BP
| Severe features |
|---|
| SBP ≥160 mmHg or DBP ≥110 mmHg |
| Thrombocytopaenia (platelet count ≤100,000 μl−1) |
| Impaired liver function (aspartate transaminase or alanine transaminase levels elevated to twice the upper limit of normal and severe persistent right upper quadrant or epigastric pain not accounted for by alternative diagnoses) |
| Renal insufficiency (doubling of the serum creatinine concentration in the absence of other renal disease) |
| Pulmonary oedema |
| New onset headache, unresponsive to medication and not accounted for by alternative diagnoses |
| Visual disturbance |