Key result
Survey links ~72% of physicians to supporting pulmonary edema in pregnancy hypertension criteria.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to identify any discrepancies or issues with actual clinical practice regarding the revised definitions and classifications of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Japan in 2018.
Cross-Sectional (n=193)
A Japanese national survey highlights discrepancies between current guidelines and clinical practice, suggesting the need to reconsider criteria for severe preeclampsia, including pulmonary edema, platelet counts, and proteinuria.
Aim: A questionnaire survey was conducted by the scientific committee of the Japan Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (JSSHP) to identify any discrepancies or issues with actual clinical practice regarding the revised definitions and classifications of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Japan in 2018.
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Suzuki et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (n=193). Questionnaire survey on HDP definitions was evaluated on Proportion of physicians requesting the addition of pulmonary edema to maternal organ damage. A survey of 193 Japanese physicians found that 71.8% requested adding pulmonary edema to maternal organ damage criteria for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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