Resumen

CALVO HERRERA, Daniel Eduardo  y  BENJUMEA-BEDOYA, Dione. Relation of total and extracellular body water and preeclampsia. Literature review. Medicas UIS [online]. 2021, vol.34, n.2, pp.49-60.  Epub 28-Sep-2021. ISSN 0121-0319.  https://doi.org/10.18273/revmed.v34n2-2021005.

Preeclampsia is an important cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Early identification of pregnant women at risk of developing it is a preventive measure of great impact. Body water measurement has been documented since 1994, and since 2015 it was stablished its relationship with risk of developing preeclampsia. Therefore, a review of the relationship between body water and preeclampsia was carried out until June 2019, with 17 papers selected. As a result of the review, it was concluded that the measurement of body water in pregnant women could detect the appearance of preeclampsia to establish a strict early follow-up of women with a higher risk of presenting it. These measurements are made with simple, non-invasive and low-cost procedure, such as electrical impedance by spectral analysis. However, studies with greater methodological rigor are required for the study of a diagnostic test such as the one proposed. MÉD.UIS.2021;34(2): 49-60.

Palabras clave : Maternal mortality; Morbidity and mortality indicators; Electric Impedance; Pregnancy; Body Water; Extracellular Fluid; Pre- Eclampsia; Prediction; Prevention.

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