COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LOW DOSE MAGNESIUM SULPHATE & PRITCHARD REGIME FOR ECLAMPSIA & IMMINENT ECLAMPSIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 8
Abstract
[b]BACKGROUND[/b]: Eclampsia/ Pre-eclampsia are leading causes of maternal mortality. Various mgso4 regimes are used to control convulsions. As the Indian women have less weight low dose mgso4was used. [b]AIMS OBJECTS[/b]: To study comparative efficacy of low dose mgso4 in controlling convulsions in Eclampsia and in preventing convulsions in imminent Eclampsia [b]METHODS A MATERIALS[/b]: Randomised Prospective study in which 60 cases were studied with low does mgso4 and 60 cases with Pritchard regime. Serum mg++ levels were studied in every patient. [b]RESULTS[/b]: Convulsions were controlled in 90% cases of low dose regime and in 91.60% cases of Pritchard regime in eclampsia. The success rate in seizure Prophylaxis was 100% in both regimes for imminent eclampsia. [b]CONCLUSIONS[/b]: Low dose mgso4 regime is equally effective in controlling / preventing convulsions if compared with Pritchard regime
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Kshirsagar N. S. , Manisha Laddad, Amit Bafana
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