Implementation of routine first trimester combined screening for pre-eclampsia : a clinical effectiveness study

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OBJECTIVE: Evaluate clinical effectiveness of the first trimester combined (FMF) pre-eclampsia screening programme when implemented in a public healthcare setting.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

SETTING: London tertiary hospital from January 2017 to March 2019.

METHODS: 7720 women screened for pre-eclampsia according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) risk-based guidance and 4841 by the Fetal Medical Foundation (FMF) algorithm which combined maternal risk factors, blood pressure, PAPP-A and uterine artery Doppler indices in the first trimester. High risk was defined by standard NICE criteria in the pre-intervention cohort (prescribed 75 mg aspirin) or a risk of ≥1:50 for preterm pre-eclampsia from the FMF algorithm in the post-intervention cohort (prescribed 150 mg aspirin).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Screening effectiveness, rates of pre-eclampsia.

RESULTS: The FMF screening programme resulted in a significant reduction in the screen-positive rate (16.1 versus 8.2%, odds ratio [OR] 0.50, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.41-0.53) with a concurrent increase in targeted aspirin use in women classified as high risk for pre-eclampsia (28.9 versus 99.0%, OR 241.6, 95% CI 89.6-652.0). Screening indices were uniformly improved for the FMF algorithm with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis demonstrating excellent discrimination for preterm pre-eclampsia (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.846, 95% CI 0.778-0.915, P value <.001). Interrupted time series analysis showed that the FMF screening programme resulted in a significant 21-month relative effect reduction of 80% (P = .025) and 89% (P = .017), for preterm and early pre-eclampsia, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: First trimester combined screening for pre-eclampsia is both feasible and effective in a public healthcare setting. Such an approach results in a two-fold de-escalation of risk, doubling of pre-eclampsia detection, near total physician compliance of aspirin use and a significant reduction in the prevalence of preterm pre-eclampsia.

TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Implementation of 1st trimester combined pre-eclampsia screening effectively reduces prevalence of the disorder.

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CommentIn: BJOG. 2021 Jan;128(1):141-142. - PMID 32869943

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:128

Enthalten in:

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 128(2021), 2 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 149-156

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guy, G P [VerfasserIn]
Leslie, K [VerfasserIn]
Diaz Gomez, D [VerfasserIn]
Forenc, K [VerfasserIn]
Buck, E [VerfasserIn]
Khalil, A [VerfasserIn]
Thilaganathan, B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aspirin
Blood pressure
Doppler
First trimester
Journal Article
PAPP-A
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Pre-eclampsia
R16CO5Y76E
Screening

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Date Completed 04.03.2021

Date Revised 04.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: BJOG. 2021 Jan;128(1):141-142. - PMID 32869943

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1471-0528.16361

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311915736