title: A review of the management of eclampsia: practical issues.
abstract: We reviewed 90 cases of eclampsia, an obstetric emergency associated with high blood pressure and convulsions, treated in two hospitals in Durban, South Africa. We present a protocol for the management of eclampsia based on this review and extensive clinical experience on this subject, which includes hemodynamic stabilization of the mother, prevention of recurrent convulsions, prompt delivery, and intensive monitoring in the immediate post-partum period.
authors.affiliation: MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. tombe@ukzna.c.za
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moodley
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013019:South Africa