Características epidemiológicas y nutricionales de pacientes embarazadas que desarrollaron preeclampsia en el Hospital General Monte Sinaí entre los años 2023 y 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a serious medical complication that can affect pregnant women and is characterized by high blood pressure and organ damage, especially the kidney and liver. Objective: To establish the epidemiological and nutritional characteristics of pregnant patients who developed preeclampsia at the Monte Sinaí General Hospital between 2023 and 2024. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, observational, retrospective and descriptive study was carried out. Results: 907 pregnant patients were treated from January 2023 to April 2024, of which 59 had preeclampsia, with a median age of 24 years, 21 live in an urban area, 13 in an urban-rural area, and 25 in a rural area, 39 were married, 8 with previous hypertension, 13 diabetes, 28 anemia, 8 consumed tobacco and 16 alcohol. Conclusion: The prevalence of preeclampsia at Mount Sinai General Hospital between January 2023 and April 2024 was 6.5%.