A Scoring System for Toxemia of Pregnancy

Motohiko Ichijo*, Etsuo Ushioda, Masataka Oku, Katsutada Hiraoka, Ikuko S. Moriyama, Akira Nakanishi, Shigeru Saitoh, Hideaki Iioka

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Abstract

A total of 1026 cases of toxemia of pregnancy were chosen from some 1500 cases collected in cooperation with many hospitals and medical facilities in Japan, and examined for the purpose of devising an appropriate scoring system for toxemia of pregnancy. We prepared various scoring methods relating to toxemia of pregnancy and compared them to determine their value in predicting intrauterine growth retardation, fetal death, and maternal persistent hypertension at 30 days after delivery. A scoring method taking edema, proteinuria, and hypertension (EPH) was found to be better and easier to use than other methods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)259-267
Number of pages9
JournalAsia‐Oceania Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986/06

Keywords

  • pregnancy
  • prognosis
  • scoring system
  • toxemia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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