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Pulmonary functions in pre-eclamptic women
Meftun Unsal1, Filiz F Yanik, Naziye Gürkan
1Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. meftununsal@hotmail.com
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate certain pulmonary function tests of the pre-eclamptic women in the early postpartum period.
Study Design:
Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV(1)) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) were measured in 13 pre-eclamptic and 15 control subjects undergoing cesarean section (C/S); and 11 pre-eclamptic and 15 control subjects undergoing vaginal delivery (VD) on the postpartum third day.
Results:
Pre-eclamptic women had significantly lower FVC, FEV(1) and PEF measurements than the control women (P<0.05). When the subjects were grouped according to the mode of delivery, FVC and FEV(1) values were observed to be significantly different between the pre-eclamptic and control groups undergoing C/S (P<0.05). None of these parameters were significantly different between the pre-eclamptic and control groups who had delivered vaginally (P>0.05).
Conclusion:
These data indicate that certain pulmonary functions might be impaired in the early postpartum period in pre-eclamptic women undergoing C/S.
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