Evaluation of eclampsia patients admitted in department of obstetrics & gynecology at tertiary care centre

Abstract

Introduction :Eclampsia is an important cause of maternal mortality but it can be prevented by knowing avoidable causal factors, effective medical treatment & early termination of pregnancy. Aims & objective:- Evaluations of eclampsia patient admitted during study duration
Method :- Prospective study performed on 90 patients of eclampsia admitted in kamlaraja hospital, GR medical college Gwalior from may 2014- december2014 .Results:Out of 90 patients, 80% patients were lesser than 25 years of age. 73% eclampsia cases were antepartum, 93% patients were primigravida . Most of them were unbooked cases. 75% cases were from rural areas which were referred from periphery. All the patients received Mgso4 prior to or after being received at our centre. Operative delivery is better option to shorten the labor thus reducing maternal mortality rate in eclampsia. Conclusion:-Eclampsia is mostly preventable, but still causes mortality due to pitfalls in socio-economic system. We should train our healthcare providers in managing high risk cases and there preliminary treatment, as majority cases in our study were young, unbooked, poor and referred