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
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
46
Department of Anesthesiology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
Pattrapun Wongsripuemtet
Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
The incidence of eclampsia in Siriraj Hospital.
Incidence represent as percent.
Time frame: 13 years
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