Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon
Research
Exhibitors to Bleeding Disorders in the Context of Pre-Eclampsia: Analytical Preliminary Study About 50 Cases at Laquintinie Hospital (Douala, Cameroon)
Author(s): Henri Essome*, Florence Obono Ebo, Fulbert Mangala Nkwele, Robert Tchounzou, Merlin Boten, Gertrude Moukouri Same, Ingrid Ofakem Ilick, Grace Tocki Toutou, Guy Pascal Ngaba and Pascal Foumane
Introduction: Pre-eclampsia is one of the major causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in the world. The complexity of its etiopathogenesis involves, among other things, age, primi-gravidity, obesity, lack of sensitization to the partner's sperm. Our objective was to describe the socio-clinical profile of the preeclampsia pregnant woman received in consultation in our department and to investigate its influence on certain coagulation parameters (prothrombin level, activated partial thromboplastin time).
Methodology: We carried out an analytical cross-sectional study from 01st November 2018 to 31st May 2019, in the gynecology and obstetrics department of the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala. We recruited 150 pregnant women including 50 preeclampsia matched to 100 non-preeclampsia all with a gestational age greater than 20 w.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0932.21.11.556