Aumento del volumen medio plaquetario como marcador para preeclampsia, en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca-Ecuador 2012

Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy, is often associated with significant fetal and maternal morbidity. The increased presence of certain risk factors between the average volume increased platelet in less developed societies like Ecuador, making it the leading cause of maternal mortality.

Hypothesis: Preeclampsia occurs most frequently when associated with increased platelet mean volume, which in the absence of this factor.

Objectives: To determine the association between preeclampsia and increased platelet mean volume in parturients, Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, Cuenca, Ecuador, from May to July 2012.

Method and Techniques: There will be a case-control study in the Department of Obstetrics Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, Cuenca, Ecuador, May-July 2012.

Variables: Preeclampsia, platelet mean volume increase.

Results: We confirmed that the increase in platelet mean volume as a predictor for preeclampsia, with statistical significance, providing internal and external validity.

DeCS: PRE-ECLAMPSIA-DIAGNOSIS; PLATELET COUNT-METHODS; PLATELET COUNT-UTILIZATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; VALIDITY OF TESTS-METHODS