A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON RISK FACTORS OF ECLAMPSIA
Dr. Zarna Pegu* and Dr. Ratna Kanta Talukdar
ABSTRACT
The aim of the current study was to determine the various risk factors that are associated with development of eclampsia other than those included in the previous studies.It was a prospective, randomized study. Study population consisted of 50 eclampsia patients. Parity, maternal age, premonitory symptoms, duration of pregnancy, oedema, proteinuria and systolic and diastolic BP at the time of admission were the several factors included, that predict which preeclamptic women will eventually develop eclampsia. Fisher’s exact test was applied for the study. Result: Risk of eclampsia was greater in nulliparous compared to parous women. Systolic BP?160mmHg was seen to be associated more with the risk of eclampsia as compared to systolic BP
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