title: Alanine Aminotransferase and Total Bilirubin Concentration in Preeclampsia and Eclampsia.
abstract: Eclampsia is an important cause of maternal mortality in developing countries. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in the Departments of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), and Obstetrics and Gynecology, BSMMU, and Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, from March 2012 to February 2013 and was designed to evaluate liver markers to predict preeclampsia. One hundred fifty (150) women with pregnancy of ≥28 weeks, 50 for each normal, preeclampsia and eclampsia group, were enrolled purposively. The protocol was approved by IRB of BSMMU. Consent was taken from each patient. Serum total Bilirubin and ALT were assessed. Data was collected in a questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS-16. Quantitative data were compared by ANOVA or 't' test and qualitative data by chi-square test. P value <0.05 was considered significant. The patients of all groups were similar in age and gravida. The mean±SD serum total bilirubin and ALT were significantly higher in preeclampsia and eclampsia groups than normal pregnancy. However they were similar in preeclampsia and eclampsia group.
authors.affiliation: Dr Biva Rani Mondal, Residential Medical Officer, Department of Clinical Pathology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Perveen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sultana
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Sarker
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D001459:Bangladesh; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D001663:Bilirubin