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- Title
EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET PRONOSTIC DE L'ECLAMPSIE A BOUGOUNI.
- Authors
C., Sylla; S. Z., Dao; S., Dembélé; M., Sylla; B. A., Traoré; A., Coulibaly; I., Kanté; M. S., Traoré; M., Sima; K., Sidibé; S. O., Traoré; S., Koné; A., Bocoum; A., Théra; M., Touré; Y., Traoré; N., Mounkoro
- Abstract
Objectives: The objectives were to describe the epidemiological and prognostic aspects of eclampsia in the Bougouni reference health center. Methods: This was a transversal prospective, descriptive study from January 1 to December 31, 2015 in the gynecology-obstetrics department of Bougouni reference health center. Were included, all pregnant or postpartum women diagnosed with eclampsia during the study period. Results: The frequency of eclampsia was 2.54%. They were adolescent girls in 50% of cases, primigest in 62.5% of cases, unschooled in 67.5% of cases, having not performed any antenatal care in 70% of cases. Eclampsia occurred in antepartum in 37.5% of cases, in 5% in perpartum and in 57.5% in postpartum. Therapeutically, nicardipine with 72.5% and nifedipine with 22.5% were the antihypertensive drugs used. As for anticonvulsants, magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) was used in 92.5% and diazepam in 7.5%. The maternal-fetal prognosis was marked by 2.5% of maternal death, 27% of prematurity and 27.5% of fetal death in utero. Conclusion: Eclampsia is a dreadful pathology with serious maternal and fetal complications.
- Publication
Mali Médical, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0464-7874
- Publication type
Article