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Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria.

Authors: Sule-odu , AKADRI Adebayo , Kuku Hao

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Tropical Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology

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Backgrouud : Preeclampsia is a multisystemic disorder of pregnancy associated with significant matcrnal and foetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite advances in medical practice, the aetiology ofthc condition and optimal management strategies are yct to be fully clucidatcd. Early detection. close survcillance and timcl y delivery are necessary to reduce complications associated with the condition. Objectil'l's: To dctcnnine the prevalcnce of preeclampsia and cxamine its influence on maternal and perinatal outcomc at thc Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH). Saganll1. Methods: This was a descriplil'e rClrospective sludy of outcomc of pregnancies in paticnls wilh preeclampsia in OOUTH, Sagamu. ObstClrics and perinatal variables from 127 women who prescmed wilh preeclampsia from I" January 20 I 0 to 3 I" December 20 I 3 were analysed. Slatislical analysis was done using SPSS I'crsion 20. Thc Icvel of stalislical significance was set aI Pless Ihan 0.05«0.05). Results: The prevalence of preeclampsia was 6.7%. The mcan age of Ihe women was 29.7 ± 6.5years. Seventy three (57.5%) women were unhooked and 67 (52.8%) werc nulliparae Ninety scven (76.4%) of the women presented with severe disease with admission systolic blood pressure ofO!: l60mmHg and 80 (63%) had diastolic blood pressure ofO!: Il0mmHg. The level of proleinuria was O!:]+ in 76 (59.8%) oflhecases. The mean geslalional age at delivery was 34.9 ± 3.9 weck.s and mean birth weighl was 2.3 ± 0.9kg. Sixly three (52.5%) of the subjects had prclcnn deliveries, 66(83.5%) delivered babies with birth asphyxia while 60 (52.2%) had low birth weight babies. No maternal dcalhs were recorded among Ihe subjects; however the slill birth rale was 34.2%. Conclusion: Preeclampsia still remains an important cause of adverse pregnancy OUlcome in Olabisi Onabanjo Univcrsily Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. Early idenlificalion of cases al Ihe antcnalal dinic and limely imcrvemion will help in reversing this trend.

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Sule-odu,A. AKADRI,A. Kuku,H. . (2015). Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria., 32 (), 58-58.

Sule-odu,A. AKADRI,A. Kuku,H. . "Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria." 32, no (), (2015): 58-58.

Sule-odu,A. and AKADRI,A. and Kuku,H. and . (2015). Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria., 32 (), pp58-58.

Sule-oduA, AKADRIA, KukuH, . Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria.. 2015, 32 ():58-58.

Sule-odu,Ao , AKADRI,Adebayo , and Kuku,Hao . "Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria.", 32 . (2015) : 58-58.

S.Ao A.Adebayo & K.Hao , "Maternal and perinatal outcome of patients with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria." vol.32, no., pp. 58-58, 2015.

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