European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background & Method: The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors and complications of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. The patients were selected from patients who were admitted to as emergency cases in labour room patients were irrespective of age and parity. On a specially designed proforma for this study, the patient particulars like detailed obstetric history, examination and laboratory findings were recorded; were studies.
Result: In the current study incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia was found to be 1.03% and 2.23% respectively. Our institute being a tertiary center resulting in higher referral rate would probably accounts for this high incidence of eclampsia.
Conclusion: Eclampsia is an ongoing challenge for the whole medical community, the root of which lies in the soil of illiteracy, poverty and poorly implemented health care system. Eclampsia is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In majority of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia patients systolic blood pressure on admission was more than 150 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure was more than 110 mmHg. Serum Urea and cretinine was found to be within normal limit in majority of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia patients.