Eclampsia Characteristics and Outcomes: A Comparison of Two Eras
Table 4
Comparison of maternal outcomes of eclampsia cases stratified by era.
Outcome
Antenatal eclampsia
Postnatal eclampsia
First era (Mattar and Sibai) 1977–1998 [/* (%)]
Second era (current study) 1998–2011 [/* (%)]
P value
First era (Mattar and Sibai) 1977–1998 [/* (%)]
Second era (current study) 1998–2011 [/* (%)]
P value
Abruptio placentae
36/289 (12%)
8/61 (13%)
0.89
6/110 (6%)
0/23 (0%)
0.62
HELLP syndrome
39/289 (14%)
5/61 (8%)
0.26
4/110 (4%)
0/24 (0%)
0.9
DIC
20/289 (7%)
0/61 (0%)
0.03
6/110 (6%)
1/25 (4%)
>0.99
Pulmonary edema
14/289 (5%)
3/61 (5%)
>0.99
7/110 (6%)
1/24 (4%)
>0.99
Aspiration pneumonia
11/289 (4%)
2/61 (3%)
>0.99
2/110 (2%)
0/24 (0%)
>0.99
Cardiopulmonary arrest
10/289 (4%)
1/61 (2%)
0.8
6/110 (6%)
0/25 (0%)
0.57
Maternal death
2/289 (1%)
0/61 (0%)
>0.99
0/110 (0%)
0/25 (0%)
—†
DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; HELLP: hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet syndrome.
*
t: total of cases in which information about the characteristic being studied is available; n: number of cases with the characteristic being studied. †Unable to obtain.
