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Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study

Background Among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, certain diseases like preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia have the maximum impact on morbidity and mortality of the mother as well as the newborn. Proteinuria determination is used to assess renal damage in PE. There are several ways to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Rao, Shraddha, Somalwar, Savita, Bhalerao, Anuja, Raman, Vishal
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Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416042
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39961
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author Rao, Shraddha
Somalwar, Savita
Bhalerao, Anuja
Raman, Vishal
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Somalwar, Savita
Bhalerao, Anuja
Raman, Vishal
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description Background Among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, certain diseases like preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia have the maximum impact on morbidity and mortality of the mother as well as the newborn. Proteinuria determination is used to assess renal damage in PE. There are several ways to evaluate proteinuria in pregnant women, but the gold standard remains the 24-hour urine albumin (24-h UA) excretion. Spot urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) can be used for rapid diagnosis of PE which is fast, reliable, and easy to use. Hence, our tertiary care center conducted the current study to assess the accuracy of spot UACR with 24-h UA for detecting proteinuria in antenatal women to diagnose PE and to evaluate the obstetric outcome in antenatal women with PE. Methodology A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 98 antenatal women diagnosed with PE. Urine albumin was done by dipstick method and the presence or absence of proteinuria was noted. Both, the 24-h urine sample and a random sample for spot UACR were sent for analysis. Results Spot UACR has more specificity than sensitivity along with a high negative predictive value for the detection of proteinuria. Additionally, significant proteinuria was associated with an increased rate of induced labor, a cesarean section in patients, lower mean gestational age at the time of delivery, lower birth weight, and increased rate of intrauterine fetal death. Conclusion The study concluded that spot UACR has more specificity than sensitivity along with a high negative predictive value for the detection of proteinuria and therefore, can be used for the diagnosis of proteinuria in women with PE. Hence, spot UACR is a reliable, faster, and more accurate method for the detection of proteinuria in PE and can be used for early diagnosis and timely management leading to a decrease in mortality and morbidity of the mother and the fetus.
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spelling pubmed-103206482023-07-06 Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study Rao, Shraddha Somalwar, Savita Bhalerao, Anuja Raman, Vishal Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Background Among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, certain diseases like preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia have the maximum impact on morbidity and mortality of the mother as well as the newborn. Proteinuria determination is used to assess renal damage in PE. There are several ways to evaluate proteinuria in pregnant women, but the gold standard remains the 24-hour urine albumin (24-h UA) excretion. Spot urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) can be used for rapid diagnosis of PE which is fast, reliable, and easy to use. Hence, our tertiary care center conducted the current study to assess the accuracy of spot UACR with 24-h UA for detecting proteinuria in antenatal women to diagnose PE and to evaluate the obstetric outcome in antenatal women with PE. Methodology A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 98 antenatal women diagnosed with PE. Urine albumin was done by dipstick method and the presence or absence of proteinuria was noted. Both, the 24-h urine sample and a random sample for spot UACR were sent for analysis. Results Spot UACR has more specificity than sensitivity along with a high negative predictive value for the detection of proteinuria. Additionally, significant proteinuria was associated with an increased rate of induced labor, a cesarean section in patients, lower mean gestational age at the time of delivery, lower birth weight, and increased rate of intrauterine fetal death. Conclusion The study concluded that spot UACR has more specificity than sensitivity along with a high negative predictive value for the detection of proteinuria and therefore, can be used for the diagnosis of proteinuria in women with PE. Hence, spot UACR is a reliable, faster, and more accurate method for the detection of proteinuria in PE and can be used for early diagnosis and timely management leading to a decrease in mortality and morbidity of the mother and the fetus. Cureus 2023-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10320648/ /pubmed/37416042 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39961 Text en Copyright © 2023, Rao et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Rao, Shraddha
Somalwar, Savita
Bhalerao, Anuja
Raman, Vishal
Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title_full Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title_fullStr Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title_short Accuracy of Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio With Respect to 24-Hour Urine Albumin for the Detection of Proteinuria in Antenatal Women With Preeclampsia: A Descriptive Study
title_sort accuracy of spot urine albumin creatinine ratio with respect to 24-hour urine albumin for the detection of proteinuria in antenatal women with preeclampsia: a descriptive study
topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416042
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39961
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