An audit of eclampsia.
One hundred and three patients with eclampsia were managed during a period of eleven years. The perinatal mortality rate was 136 per 1000 total births and there were six maternal deaths. The maternal mortality rate was less among eclamptics delivered by Caesarean Section. Liberal use of diazepam and/or magnesium sulphate and early recourse to Caesarean Section were integral in the care of these women.
Bassaw
B
B
Mount Hope Women's Hospital, Trinidad.
Roopnarinesingh
S
S
Mohammed
A
A
Kuruvilla
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents