Maternal and perinatal outcome of severe pre-eclampsia in Enugu, Nigeria after introduction of Magnesium sulfate

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 418-421

  Ugwu, E O V ^a   Dim, C C ^a   Okonkw, C D ^a   Nwankwo, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Eclampsia; Enugu; Magnesium sulfate; Seizure prophylaxis; Severe pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STILLBIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861168635     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91747     Document Type: Article

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