Risk factors severe preeclampsia in pregnant women in Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital, 2006 to April 2010

Introduction. Preeclampsia is the first cause of maternal mortality in Essalud hospitals and the second cause of maternal mortality in Perú. This syndrome appears around or after 20 weeks of gestation. Severe preeclampsia defines by 160 mmHg or greater systolic pressure and 110 mmHg or greater diastolic pressure; presence of proteinuria superior or equal to 5 g in tinkles of 24 hours; or greater or equal to 3+ in reactive strip, main symptoms of severe preeclampsia are headache, visual disturbances, and pain in the upper abdomen. Principal objective. To determinate the risk factors of severe preeclampsia in pregnant of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo in period January 2006 to April 2010. Material and Methods. Restrospective, Cases and Controls (one case by control) with a sample of 200 pregnant women randomly selected. We used a data collection sheet with variables related to risk factors for severe preeclampsia. Results.The factors of risk that results significant are ages lower than 18 and greater than 35(ORA:2,278, IC: 95% 1,178­4,405), overweigth (ORA:4,681, IC: 95% 2,572­8,519), obesity (ORA:3,580, IC: 95% 1,294­9,906) and nulliparity (ORA:2,583, IC:95% 1,291-5,17,1).(AU)