A study of maternal morbidity and mortality DUE to Pre eclampsia and eclampsia [PDF]
Background: Pre eclampsia and eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Eclampsia though still remains an obstetric enigma, and is a major problem in developing countries.
Vidya A. Thobbi , Afreen Anwar
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A risk prediction model for the assessment and triage of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low-resourced settings: the miniPIERS (Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate of RiSk) multi-country prospective cohort study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia are leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). We developed the miniPIERS risk prediction model to provide a simple, evidence-based tool to identify ...
Jennifer A Hutcheon +118 more
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Standardising definitions for the pre-eclampsia core outcome set: A consensus development study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To develop consensus definitions for the core outcome set for pre-eclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: Potential definitions for individual core outcomes were identified across four formal definition development initiatives, nine national and ...
Wilson, M.J. +51 more
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Objective: To study the frequency of various hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and to determine theirmaternal and perinatal outcome. Study Design: Retrospective descriptive study.
Nazli Hossain +3 more
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Altered placental expression of kisspeptin and its receptor in pre-eclampsia [PDF]
Kisspeptin, originally identified as metastatin, important in preventing cancer metastasis, has more recently been shown to be important in pregnancy.
Williams, Paula Juliet +3 more
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Si durante el curso de la gestación, y antes de haberse iniciado el trabajo de parto, aparecen convulsiones generalizadas precedidas o acompañadas de manifestaciones clínicas de toxemia, se constituye un síndrome denominado eclampsia anteparto.
Fernando Sánchez Torres +2 more
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Management of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia: A Simulation
Introduction Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy. Maternal sequelae that may occur include impaired liver function, disseminated intravascular coagulation, seizures (eclampsia), stroke, and death.
Cynthia Abraham, Natalya Kusheleva
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Retinal vein occlusion and pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia: the results from a nationwide, population-based study using the national claim database. [PDF]
To investigate the incidence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in pregnant women and in the subpopulation of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia compared to that in the age-matched general female population to determine if there is increased risk ...
Sang Jun Park +4 more
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Objectives To determine the prevalence of antioxidant micronutrient deficiencies in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia and healthy pregnant women, and to assess the relationships between trace element deficiency in pregnancy and the severity of pre ...
Joseph Tochukwu Enebe +2 more
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Postpartum eclampsia of late onset [PDF]
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia occur in 6% to 8% of all pregnancies.1 The British eclampsia study confirmed 383 cases of eclampsia during 1992 and warned of the severe consequences of the condition.2 In 1997 Leitch and colleagues showed that over a 60 year ...
Valentine, A. +4 more
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