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ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Occurrence of Liver Damage and Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnant Women Diagnosed with Pruritus during Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.

Ena Pavelic, Vladimir Blagaic, Paulo Zekan, Petra Glad Stritof, Mara Bebek, Josko Bilandzic, Milan Pavlovic, Mihovil Herceg

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Article in International journal of clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ena PavelicHealth Center Zagreb East, Svarcova 20, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Vladimir BlagaicDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-5996
Paulo ZekanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Petra Glad StritofDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Mara BebekDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Josko BilandzicDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Milan PavlovicDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Mihovil HercegDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Bijenicka Cesta 32, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: A retrospective study of the occurrence of liver damage and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women diagnosed with pruritus. Methods: The following parameters were monitored in patients: aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, bilirubin (direct and total), hemoglobin, platelets, serum bile acid level, age of pregnant women, parity, pregnancy weight gain, birth weight, and gestational age at delivery. A total of 107 patients were included during a five-year period (2016-2020) and classified into three groups. Group A included 17 pregnant women with pruritus without elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin. Group B included 50 pregnant women with pruritus, elevated liver enzymes, and bilirubin. Group C included 40 pregnant women with pruritus and elevated bile acids (regardless of liver enzyme levels). Results: The groups did not significantly differ in patients' age and parity, but there was a statistically significant between-group difference in weight gain during pregnancy. The values of AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, and direct bilirubin were the highest in group B, and serum bile acids were expectedly the highest in group C. There was no statistically significant variation in the onset of labor and mode of delivery between groups. However, groups significantly differed in gestational age at delivery, newborn birthweight, and pregnancy prolongation from the onset of pruritus to delivery. Conclusion: Further study is needed to assess the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy as well as any significant liver damage associated with pregnancy.

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LiverPregnancy ComplicationsPruritusAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBile Acids and SaltsBilirubinFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyRetrospective StudiesAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBile Acids and SaltsBilirubin

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PMID36177364
PMCPMC9492369
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