Preeclampsia-eclampsia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in mothers, fetuses, and neonates worldwide, most devastating in developing nations. Its cause is still uncertain, and many controversies exist concerning its management. The World Health Organization is aware of this and is coordinating a series of systematic reviews that focus on the etiology and the best strategies for the sc...

OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence and clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with severe preeclampsia admitted to Intensive Care. DESIGN A prospective, observational case series. SETTING A specific obstetric 8-bed ICU belonging to a university hospital with a total of 55 ICU beds. PATIENTS A total of 262 patients admitted due to severe preeclampsia, eclampsia or HELLP syndrome...

Objective To investigate potential predictive symptoms of late postpartum eclampsia (LPE). Study Design Retrospective review of patients delivered at a single academic medical center and diagnosed with eclampsia greater than 48 hours postdelivery. Results Among 19 patients with eclampsia, 5 (26%) patients with confirmed eclampsia seized greater than 48 hours after delivery. None of these patien...

Objectives: To determine mean platelet distribution width in patients with pre-eclampsia.
 Study design: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study performed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, retrospectively from 01 May 2017 to November by non-probability consecutive sampling technique.
 Materials & Methods: A total 150 pregnant fe...

Pre-eclampsia is defined as a triad of hypertension, edema and proteinuria. It usually occurs after 20 weeks of gestation producing cardiovascular, hematological, endocrinological and biochemical changes. It is a well recognized cause of maternal & fetal morbidity & mortality. A state of hypothyroxinemia exists in normal pregnancy, which is more pronounced in pre-eclampsia. The mechanism of hyp...

Historically, convulsions beginning more than 48 hours, but less 4 weeks, after delivery, known as late postpartum eclampsia, was thought to be uncommon; however, recent evidence suggests that its incidence is increasing. In addition, the presentation of preeclampsia-eclampsia may differ from occurring during pregnancy. About 40% eclampsia has no premonitory symptoms. This contributes difficult...

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of intravenous Labetalol and Hydralazine in reduction blood pressure patients with severe pre-eclampsia.
 Methodology: This comparative study was conducted at Department Obstetrics Gynecology Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi from1st June 2019 to 30th 2020. Total 208 pregnant women having pre-eclampsia (systolic ≥160 mmHg diastolic ≥110mmHg) were inc...

Pre-eclampsia is a devastating disease of late (after week 20) pregnancy. The condition features hypertension, proteinuria, premature labor, haemolysis, liver abnormalities, thrombocytopenia (HELLP syndrome), seizures (eclampsia) and death [1]. Both mothers and children, if they survive delivery, can expect subsequent increased cardiovascular risk in the future. Preeclampsia affects about 5% of...

Preeclampsia is one of the contributors to maternal and child mortality in world, WHO noted that preeclampsia occurs with an incidence 3-10% total pregnancies. The condition can develop into eclampsia which characterized by seizures decreased consciousness so CS surgery carried out save mother baby. Sectio caesarea delivery has higher pain around 27.3% compared normal 9%. Peppermint aromatherap...