Clinical characteristics and outcomes of eclampsia patients admitted to the intensive care unit of China

Aim: To understand the clinical characteristics of eclampsia women and postpartum health status of mother and baby in China. Method: Retrospective analysis was made on 165 cases of eclampsia patients admitted to three municipal hospitals in Shandong, China, concerning their conditions on admission, rescue process, complications, mechanical ventilation, time in ICU and postpartum condition of mother and baby. Result: Among the eclampsia patients, 126 cases are antenatal eclampsia, 27 cases are postpartum eclampsia and 12 are both antenatal and postpartum eclampsia. Antenatal eclampsia cases suffered bad feelings such as headache, dizziness and blurred vision, etc. one hour to 7 days before tic, but this did not attract attention. 117 cases of the antenatal eclampsia cases were transferred from their local county hospital and during transfer 97 suffered tic again. 126 cases are pregnant women at normal age. Group of pregnancy weeks >= 37, Percentage of first pregnancy women and Apgar score of newborn babies are significantly higher than group of pregnancy weeks <34. Age of pregnant women, percentage of mechanical ventilation cases, time in ICU are all lower than group of pregnancy weeks <34. Craniocerebral CT or MRV after operation found positive results in 90.5% of the examination undertakers. Conclusion: Eclampsia cases are mainly pregnant women aged 25-35. High-age and second-pregnancy women have shorter pregnancy period. Pregnant women and baby have an obviously better condition than those with pregnancy weeks <34. Craniocerebral examination should be given to eclampsia patients for cerebrovascular diseases and be diagnosed as early as possible.