Eclampsia Characteristics and Outcomes: A Comparison of Two Eras
Table 2
Maternal outcomes of eclampsia cases.
Outcome
Antenatal eclampsia [n/ (%)]
Postnatal eclampsia [/ (%)]
P value
Early eclampsia [/ (%)]
Late eclampsia [/ (%)]
P value
All cases [/ (%)]
Maternal death
0/61 (0%)
0/25 (0%)
—†
0/21 (0%)
0/40 (0%)
—†
0/86 (0%)
Admission to ICU
5/51 (10%)
3/24 (13%)
>0.99
1/19 (5%)
4/32 (13%)
0.75
8/75 (10.7%)
Pulmonary edema
3/61 (5%)
1/24 (4%)
>0.99
2/21 (10%)
1/40 (3%)
0.54
4/85 (4.7%)
Respiratory arrest
5/59 (8%)
1/25 (4%)
0.84
1/21 (5%)
4/34 (12%)
0.82
6/84 (7.1%)
Intubation
10/61 (16%)
1/24 (4%)
0.24
2/21 (10%)
8/40 (20%)
0.5
11/85 (12.9%)
Cardiac arrest
1/61 (2%)
0/25 (0%)
>0.99
0/21 (0%)
1/40 (3%)
>0.99
1/86 (1.2%)
Coagulopathy
0/61 (0%)
1/25 (4%)
0.58
0/21 (0%)
0/40 (0%)
—†
1/86 (1.2%)
Cardiomyopathy
0/61 (0%)
0/25 (0%)
—†
0/21 (0%)
0/40 (0%)
—†
0/86 (0%)
Postpartum hemorrhage
2/61 (3%)
0/25 (0%)
>0.99
0/21 (0%)
2/40 (5%)
0.85
2/86 (2.3%)
Placental abruption
8/61 (13%)
0/23 (0%)
0.14
4/21 (19%)
4/40 (10%)
0.54
8/76 (9.5%)
HELLP syndrome
5/61 (8%)
0/24 (0%)
0.36
5/21 (24%)
0/40 (0%)
0.007
5/85 (5.9%)
Acute renal failure
5/61 (8%)
1/24 (4%)
0.91
1/21 (5%)
4/40 (10%)
0.87
6/85 (7.1%)
Aspiration pneumonia
2/61 (3%)
0/24 (0%)
>0.99
2/21 (10%)
0/40 (0%)
0.23
2/85 (2.4%)
Persistent neurologic deficits
11/61 (18%)
3/24 (13%)
0.79
4/21 (19%)
7/40 (18%)
>0.99
14/85 (16.5%)
Intracranial bleed
1/61 (2%)
0/24 (0%)
>0.99
1/21 (5%)
0/40 (0%)
0.69
1/85 (1.2%)
Blood transfusion
6/61 (10%)
0/24 (0%)
0.25
3/21 (14%)
3/40 (8%)
0.67
6/85 (7.1%)
Cases with recurrent seizures
18/56 (32%)
8/24 (33%)
0.917
6/19 (32%)
12/37 (32%)
0.993
26/80 (33%)
Cases that seized while on Mg
12/56 (21%)
3/24 (13%)
0.533
1/19 (5%)
11/37 (30%)
0.064
15/80 (19%)
ICU: intensive care unit; Mg: magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis; HELLP: hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet syndrome.
*
: total of cases in which information about the characteristic being studied is available; : number of cases with the characteristic being studied. †Unable to obtain.
