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PP169. Management of fetal and maternal prognosis during severe toxemia
M Radhouane1, M Basly2, C Mounir2
1Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction:
Severe gravidic toxemia gives heavy maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
Objectives:
The purpose of our data is to identify bad maternal and fetal factors during severe toxemia and the outcome of pregnancy.
Methods:
It is a retrospective and comparative study about 200 cases of severe toxemia reported during 8 years 2004-2011 among 25,000 deliveries (control group). Toxemia is considered severe when blood pressure⩾160/100mHg, proteinuria ⩾2g/l, bad neurosensorial signs, hemostasis disorders, kidney and liver failure, some fetal tests: delay intra-uterine growth acute fetal suffering, fetal death.
Results:
Frequency of severe toxemia 8‰, primiparous 58% vs. 35% control, gestational diabetes 12% vs. 10% control, oedema 87% vs. 45% control. Maternal morbidity is dominated by hemostasis disorders: low platelet count<80,000 23% vs. 8%, hypofibrinogenemia <4g/l 13% vs. 2%, HELLP syndrome eight cases vs. 0. We raised eight cases of eclampsia crises, 22 cases of retroplacental hematoma vs. 10 control. Blood transfusion 15% vs. 10% control, inhibitors of VII factor administered in two cases vs. 0. We do not deplore any maternal mortality. Fetal prognosis is very compromised ,the delay intra uterine growth 44% vs. 18% control, prematurity 66% vs. 15% control, perinatal mortality 60‰ vs 12‰ control
Conclusion:
More toxemia appears early during pregnancy more maternal and especially fetal prognosis is compromised. New drugs, predictive tests and preventives measurements improve maternal outcome better than fetals' one.
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