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. 2022 Feb 9;10(2):325. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10020325

Table 1.

PICO analysis.

Main Concept Synonyms/Abbreviations/More Specific Concepts
P—Problem, condition, patient, population, setting Pregnant women with severe gestational hypertension or preeclampsia with systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 160 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 110 mmHg

  • Pregnancy

  • Gestational hypertension

  • Preeclampsia

  • Severe preeclampsia

  • Pregnant women
I—Intervention: dose, delivery, frequency Antihypertensive medications

  • Antihypertensive agents

  • Calcium channel blockers
C—Comparison (may not be one) Not available Not available
O—Outcome: what happens to P? Cost-effective? Patients’ experience? Primary: lowered BP
Secondary: maternal and perinatal outcomes

  • Lowered BP

  • Preeclampsia complications

  • Placenta abruption

  • Maternal adverse events

  • Perinatal adverse events

  • Stillbirth

  • Neonatal death