Reducing maternal mortality from eclampsia, using magnesium sulphate.
Since the introduction of low dose magnesium sulphate to treat eclamptic patients at Dhaka Medical College, mortality rates have fallen from 16% to 8%. Personal communications from other centres in Bangladesh show similar findings.
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate