Risk factors for maternal death in patients with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia Fatores de risco para morte materna em pacientes com pré-eclâmpsia grave/ eclâmpsia

Risk factors for maternal death in patients with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia Fatores de risco para morte materna em pacientes com pré-eclâmpsia grave/ eclâmpsia

OBJECTIVES: to determine the principal death causes in patients with severe preeclampsia/eclampsia and identify related risk factors. METHODS: a case-control study was performed comprising all cases of maternal death (n = 20) in patients with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia (n = 2.541). 80 controls...

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Main Authors: Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim, Luiz Carlos Santos, Ana Maria Feitosa Porto, Leila Katz Dias Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2001-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Subjects:
Eclâmpsia
Hipertensão
Morte
Fatores de risco
Eclampsia
Hypertension
Death
Risk factors
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