Eclampsia
Conditions
Brief summary
Eclampsia is a rare but serious disease that can happen during the pregnancy. Both general and regional anesthesia can both be performed in eclamptic patients. Eclamptic patients has greater risk if undergo general anesthesia such as risks associated with general anesthesia in pregnancy and also cerebral hemorrhage risks from hypertension during laryngoscope application and thrombocytopenia that can happen in eclamptic patients. So, most of Anesthesiologists tend to avoid performing general anesthesia in these patients. But spinal anesthesia also has side effects such as hypotension or epidural hematoma. And nowadays there's minimal evidence on suitable anesthesia in eclamptic patients. Our study wants to review on how choice of anesthesia affects these patients both mothers and their neonates
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patient who diagnosed with eclampsia.
Exclusion criteria
* Incomplete medical record.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The incidence of eclampsia in Siriraj Hospital. | 13 years | Incidence represent as percent. |
Countries
Thailand