OBJECTIVE:

To know the percentage of goals achieved from the prepartum treatment of preeclamptic pregnant patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A cross-sectional study included 100 preeclamptic pregnant patients admitted to the ICU of a high-specialty hospital in Mexico City. Values before and after intensive treatment (baseline and antepartum measurement) were compared considering nine goals: 1) mean arterial pressure ≤95 mmHg 2) central venous pressure 6 to 10 cm water, 3) diuresis 1.5 to 2 mL/K weight/hour, 4) blood glucose <160 mg / dL, 5) plasma colloid osmotic pressure 24 ± 2 mmHg, 6) pH arterial blood 7.37 to 7.44, 7) hemoglobin 10 to 14 g / dL, 8) platelet count ≥100,000 platelets / µL and 9) absent seizures. It was considered as a goal met when the antepartum measurement was in the desired range and goal not met when it was different. Statistical analysis: descriptive statistics and Student´s t-test.

RESULTS:

Goals met absent seizures 100%, blood glucose 93%, platelet count 86%, hemoglobin 74%, mean blood pressure 39%, diuresis 36%, pH arterial blood 30%, central venous pressure 24% and plasma colloid osmotic pressure 11%. The overall average was 54.77%.

CONCLUSIONS:

the goals with percentage of compliance ≥70% were seizures, blood glucose, platelet count and hemoglobin. The goals with compliance <70% were mean blood pressure, diuresis, pH arterial blood, central venous pressure and plasma colloid osmotic pressure. The evaluation by goals allows to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the treatment of preeclampsia in the ICU.