Late postpartum eclampsia. Apropos of a case

We report the case of a 32-year-old multipara who presented preeclampsia on the fourth day after childbirth without receiving proper treatment that progressed to eclampsia 4 days later. Pregnancy and delivery had been uneventful. The patient presented proteinuria (30 mg/dl), serum total proteins 5.3...

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Published inRevista española de anestesiología y reanimación Vol. 37; no. 2; p. 98
Main Authors Pernía Morán, J V, Rubio Pascual, P, Siminiani, C, Lahoz, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.03.1990
Subjects
Adult
Eclampsia - complications
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Puerperal Disorders - complications
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
Time Factors
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Summary:We report the case of a 32-year-old multipara who presented preeclampsia on the fourth day after childbirth without receiving proper treatment that progressed to eclampsia 4 days later. Pregnancy and delivery had been uneventful. The patient presented proteinuria (30 mg/dl), serum total proteins 5.3 g/dl and serum albumin 3.3 g/dl. Blood pressure was controlled with methyldopa, 500 mg at six-hour intervals by intravenous route. The patient presented hypoxemia secondary to bilateral pleural effusion and aspirative pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation and invasive hemodynamic monitoring. Treatment with cefotaxime, 1 g at six-hour intervals by intravenous route and clindamycin, 600 mg at six-hour intervals by intravenous route was initiated. Sedation was maintained with thiopental sodium, 3 mg/kg/hour in continuous infusion. At dismission, the patient was completely recovered from her clinical picture and needed no antihypertensive therapy. Physiopathologic features and the aforementioned complications are discussed with particular reference to differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0034-9356