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Volume 2019, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0253-8253
  • EISSN: 2227-0426

Abstract

Preeclampsia and eclampsia are two hypertensive disorders of pregnancy that significantly contribute to higher morbidity and mortality rates. Eclampsia is the occurrence of seizures in patients with preeclampsia without any previous history of seizure disorders. The incidence and prevalence of eclampsia varies, and there is scarce literature about the prevalence and trends of eclampsia in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study aimed to identify the incidence and changing trends of eclampsia in Qatar. This retrospective study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation, the only tertiary heathcare center in Qatar, and included all patients admitted with eclampsia from 1979 to 2017. The demographic data, maternal age, parity, gestational age, antenatal visits, timing of seizures, mode of delivery, treatment, maternal morbidity, and mortality were recorded. The study period was divided into the initial period of 1979–1988, 1991–2009, and the recent period of 2010–2017. Data analysis was performed using chi-square tests to identify trends among the three different periods. A value of ≤ 0.05 (two-tailed) was considered statistically significant. A total of 151 patients with eclampsia were admitted with an increasing incidence of eclampsia over time. There was a statistically significant improvement in antenatal follow-up and an increase in the maternal age of patients with eclampsia ( = 0.001). The incidence of eclampsia without proteinuria increased significantly over time ( = 0.03). Postpartum eclampsia was more common ( = 0.002). Labetalol was the most frequently used antihypertensive agent ( = 0.001), and magnesium sulfate has been increasingly used as an anticonvulsant agent ( = 0.001). The rate of maternal morbidity was decreasing, and in the recent period, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome was becoming a common comorbidity in patients with eclampsia. Maternal mortality displayed significant improvement, reaching 0% in the recent study period ( = 0.02). Perinatal mortality likewise displayed a decreasing trend and reached 3.17% in the recent period. The incidence of eclampsia is increasing in Qatar. The antenatal care of patients with eclampsia has improved significantly. The medical management of patients with eclampsia has also drastically improved, leading to a significant decrease in maternal mortality and improvement in perinatal outcomes.

© 2019 Sharara, Shaikh, Ummunnisa, Aboobacker, Al Tamimi, licensee HBKU Press.
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Changes in trends and outcomes of eclampsia: a success story from Qatar
Qatar Medical Journal 2019, 10 (2019); https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2019.10
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): antenatal follow-up, eclampsia, hypertension, magnesium sulfate, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, proteinuria and seizures

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