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ECLAMPSIA

Posted on by The Rebel Surgeon in ECLAMPSIA
Eclampsia

Treatment:

  • Controle convulsions with Magnesium Sulfate and/or Valium
  • Treat hypertension  
  • Deliver as rapidly and least traumatically as possible
    • FETUS ALIVE
      • Gestational age > 36 weeks
        • Urgent C/S
      • Gestational age < 36 weeks
        • Vaginal delivery
        • Induction and/or augmentation
          • Oxytocin
    • FETUS DEAD
      • Vaginal delivery
      • Induction and/or augmentation
        • Misiprostol (Cytotec)
      • Destructive delivery if needed
  • Monitor vital signs closely
  • Continue antihypertensive treatment
  • Give regular doses of Magnesium Sulfate and/or Valium to prevent convulsions
  • Keep a syringe with 5-10 mg valium at bedside for immediate i.v. administration to control breakthrough convulsions
  • Watch out for signs of DIC (HELLP)
  • Valium ready
  • Close monitoring

MEDICATIONS

Posted on by The Rebel Surgeon in MEDICATIONS

MAGNESIUM SULFATE

  • 500mg /ml solution

FOR ECLAMPSIA

  • 4 g intravenous loading dose
  • Immediately followed by 10 g intramuscularly – 5 mg in each buttock
  • Followed by 5 g intramuscularly every 4 hours in alternating buttocks
  • Check patellar reflexes before each injection
  • If weak or absent wait another 4 hours before giving next injection

MISOPROSTOL

  • Tablet Cytotec 200 µg

FOR INDUCTION IN IUFD

Gestational age < 26 weeks

  • ORAL ADMINISTRATION (preferred)
    • One tablet diluted in 10 cc
      • 2 cc orally every 6 hours
  • VAGINAL ADMINISTRATION
    • ½ tablet in vagina every 6 hours

Gestational age > 26 weeks

  • ORAL ADMINISTRATION (preferred)
    • One tablet diluted in 10 cc
      • 1 cc orally every 4 hours
  • VAGINAL ADMINISTRATION
    • ¼ tablet in vagina every 4 hours
    • One tablet diluted in 10 cc
      • 1 cc in vagina every 4 hours

Use only exceptionally and with greatest precaution for induction with alive fetus

FOR POSTPARTUM BLEEDING

ORAL ADMINISTRATION (preferred)

  • 2 to 3 tablets orally

RECTAL ADMINISTRATION

  • 2 to 4 tablets rectally

VALIUM

For Eclampsia:

  • 5 to10 mg i.v. or rectally
  • Repeat after 10 to 15 minutes up to a maximum dose of 30 mg
  • If needed repeat after 2 to 4 hours.
  • Keep a syringe loaded with 10 mg at bedside
  • Give immediately i.v. when a seizure is noted

OXYTOCIN

FOR INDUCTION OF LABOUR

  • 10 units in 500 cc Normal Saline solution
  • Start i.v. infusion with 10 ml per hour
  • increase by 20 ml every 20 minutes until contractions occur

FOR POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE

  • 30 units in 500 CC Normal Saline
  • Infused over 2 to 4 hours

NEFIDIPINE

For Hypertension:

  • 10 mg 3 times daily

For Premature Labor:

  • 10 to 40 mg
  • Followed by 10 to 20 mg every 6 to 8 hours

LIDOCAINE

For Eclampsia:

  • 2mg/kg i.v. as a bolus

2mg/kg/h i.v. as maintenance

SALBUTAMOL

  • Tablets 4 mg

For Premature Labor:

  • 4 mg four times daily