PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION; SERUM URIC ACID AS AN INDICATOR OF FETOMATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN LATE PREGNANCY.

Jamil, Uzma; Mukhtar, Anam; Hussain, Shaista; Munawar, Farida

Objectives: To investigate serum uric as an indicator of fetomaternal complications in women with late pregnancy. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Shalamar Medical and Dental College Lahore ethical committee. Period: One year from October 2016 to October 2017. Methodology: Continuous variables were presented as mean and standard deviation like age and Serum malonaladehyde concentration; categorical variables were presented as numbers and percentages like intra uterine growth restriction, Mild to moderate and sever pre eclampsia and fetal distress. One way ANOVA, independent sample t test and chi square test were applied to check significance of results, p value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Overall, 100% (n=400) patients were included in this study. The mean age of the patients was 25.81±4.33 years. The age difference was not statistically significant, in groups (p=0.383). The mean serum uric acid levels of the patients for maturity (weeks) 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 was 247.96±2.52 (nmol/l), 253.95±2.04 (nmol/l), 261.19±3.15 (nmol/l), 263.95±2.75 (nmol/l) and 296.19±2.55 (nmol/l) respectively. The differences were statistically significant (p=0.000). Fetal distress, number with rising levels were (n=23) 71.8%, number with no change in levels were (n=3) 9.4% and number with falling levels were (n=6) 18.8%. The differences were statistically significant. (p=0.000). Conclusion: The observations of our study concluded that serial increase of serum uric acid from 36th week to 40th week was observed in pregnancy induced hypertion patients, and raised serum level of uric acid had significant relation with fetomaternal complications. like Fetal distress, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth retardation. So serum uric acid can be used an indicator for fetometernal complications in late pregnancy.

FETAL distress; PREECLAMPSIA; URIC acid

Professional Medical Journal, 2018, Vol 25, Issue 8, p1168

1024-8919

Academic Journal

10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.08.55