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Urinary sediment changes in severe preeclampsia.

L Leduc¹, E Lederer, W Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

|February 1, 1991

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Urinary sediment analysis in severe preeclampsia consistently shows renal damage. Microscopic findings of casts in preeclamptic patients

Area of Science:

Nephrology
Obstetrics
Pathology

Background:

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication.
Renal involvement is a hallmark of severe preeclampsia.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze urinary sediment in severe preeclampsia.
To determine if urinary sediment findings correlate with clinical status.

Main Methods:

Urinary sediment from 30 severe preeclampsia patients and 15 controls was analyzed.
Samples were collected every 4 hours during labor, delivery, and postpartum.

Main Results:

No casts were found in control group urine.
Preeclamptic patients uniformly showed granular, hyaline, red-cell, and tubular cell casts.

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Findings were consistent regardless of coagulation status, oliguria, or seizures.

Conclusions:

Urinary sediment analysis reveals consistent renal parenchymal damage in severe preeclampsia.
Urinary sediment findings do not correlate with or predict the clinical course of the disease.