Abstract

espanolObjetivo: validar criterios de flujometria para predecir preeclampsia severa a partir de la elaboracion de rangos referenciales propios del indice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina en funcion de la edad gestacional y su asociacion a la edad materna, en una amplia muestra de la poblacion peruana. Material y metodos: estudio retrospectivo en 8.392 gestantes atendidas en un centro de referencia nacional materno perinatal nivel III en Peru, entre el 2009 y 2016. La muestra fue seleccionada aleatoriamente y dividida en: muestra de elaboracion para la construccion de curvas referenciales del indice de pulsatilidad promedio de las arterias uterinas segun la edad gestacional y asociacion con la edad materna de riesgo; y una segunda muestra para validacion de los criterios. Se uso analisis multivariado, medicion de la capacidad diagnostica y predictiva de los criterios. Resultados: el area bajo la curva ROC para el indice de pulsatilidad promedio de las arterias uterinas fue 0,61 (IC95%=0,58-0,64), para valores mayores a su percentil 95 0,66 (IC95%=0,63-0,68), para la edad materna de riesgo 0,60 (IC95%=0,57-0,63). La asociacion de un valor mayor al percentil 95 y edad materna de riesgo presento un area significativa mayor 0,72 (IC95%=0,688-0,742). Conclusiones: el indice de pulsatilidad promedio de las arterias uterinas ayuda a predecir la preeclampsia severa; sin embargo la aplicacion de valores por encima del percentil 95 y asociado a la edad materna de riesgo mejora la identificacion de preeclampsia severa con un 99% de especificidad y un valor predictivo positivo del 89% en nuestra poblacion EnglishObjective: To validate ultrasound criteria for prediction of severe preeclampsia based on the generation of appropriate reference values of the uterine artery pulsatility index according to gestational age and maternal age in a large sample of Peruvian women. Material and methods: We performed a retrospective study of 8,392 pregnant women attended in a level III maternal perinatal referral center in Peru between 2009 and 2016. The sample was randomly selected and divided into 2 groups: the study sample, in which reference curves of the mean uterine artery pulsatility index were constructed according to gestational age and at-risk maternal age (≤15 years and >35 years); and the validation sample, in which the criteria were validated. Multivariate analysis was applied, and the diagnostic and predictive value of the criteria were measured. Results: The area under the ROC curve was 0.61 (95%CI, 0.58-0.64) for the mean uterine artery pulsatility index, 0.66 (95%CI, 0.63-0.68) for values higher than its 95th percentile, and 0.60 (95%CI, 0.57-0.63) for at-risk maternal age. The combination of a value greater than the 95th percentile and at-risk maternal age generated a greater significant area (0.72 [95%CI, 0.688-0.742]) than the others separately. Conclusions: The mean uterine artery pulsatility index helps us to predict severe preeclampsia. However, the application of values above the 95th percentile combined with at-risk maternal age improved the identification of severe preeclampsia in our population, with a specificity of 99% and a positive predictive value of 89%.

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