Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia is not desirable. However, if you know the signs and ways to avoid this risk, it will help you to become safer pregnant.
Over the age of 40, pregnant women with pre-eclampsia return from the death door
Pre-eclampsia brings many risks to pregnant women, of which, the worst is that both mother and baby die.
Nobody wants this!
Therefore, knowing in advance the risks posed by pre-eclampsia will help reduce the rate of death in pregnant women.
The story that just happened in Phu Tho is an example!
Touch the door of hell
Getting pregnant when you get older has many risks
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Phu Tho General Hospital has just admitted a woman over 40 years old. Initially, because the pregnant woman's life is already high, she faces many health risks.
Before that, pregnant women had signs of labor colic, accompanied by high blood pressure. Although pregnant women have had a history of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, family members and patients do not use this treatment.
And the worst is coming!
Pregnant woman had pre-eclampsia after almost 1 hour of hospitalization. Pregnant mother appeared many uterine contractions, systolic blood pressure increased to 190 mmHg, very dangerous.
Doctors were quick to appoint an emergency cesarean section.
However, the situation of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia is not over yet. When she was on the operating table, the whole body of the pregnant mother was constantly convulsing, panicking, difficulty breathing, respiratory failure and stopping circulation. Immediately, the crew was mobilized to save the mother and daughter's life.
Underneath the surgical field, surgeons perform a quick removal of the fetus. At the top, doctors carried out emergency measures to stop the circulation for pregnant women, including heart massage outside the chest, intubation tube for artificial ventilation, using heart and vasomotor drugs.
By midnight, the baby was born safely ...
But the shock did not stop there!
Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia are still in danger
Many pregnant women have pre-eclampsia, which can be life-threatening
Although the baby was born crying, but the mother's condition has not improved. The woman is still in danger, with ventricular fibrillation after cardiac arrest, and her pulse and blood pressure cannot be measured.
Doctors continued to massage the heart outside the chest, defibrillation electric shock.
But things are still not on the right trajectory ...
Finally, after 45 minutes of intensive care and 2 electric shocks, the woman's heart beats again. The blood pressure measured at that time was 90/60 mmHg, the blood oxygen status was stable.
Pregnant women were taken to the intensive care unit - Anti-poison to continue treatment. The patient continued to receive mechanical ventilation, sedation, maintenance of cardiovascular aids, correction of acid-base disorders, and treatment of combination drugs according to the regimen.
After 25 hours of mechanical ventilation, the patient's condition has stabilized. The patient was released from anesthesia, stopped breathing and was withdrawn endotracheal tube.
Never be subjective with pregnant women with pre-eclampsia
Regularly see your doctor if there are unusual signs
According to BS. Cao Viet Hung, head of the Department of Intensive Care - Anti-Poisoning, Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, pre-eclampsia (or fetal poisoning) is a common dangerous disorder for pregnant women after the 20th week.
Reason
Pregnant women have some disorders such as hemophilia, a history of diabetes, kidney disease, or an autoimmune disease such as lupus (skin sores).
- Someone in the family has pre-eclampsia
- Being obese, overweight during pregnancy
- The reflex in uterine tension in multiple pregnancies, fetal enlargement
- Ischemia of the uterus - placenta
Symptom
Anemia: Fatigue, blue skin, pale mucosa.
- Digestive signs: Nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, lower right rib.
- Nerve signs: Occipital pain, pain reliever that does not help, lethargy.
- Visual signs: Dizziness, photophobia, decreased vision.
Treatment for pre-eclampsia (Mild form)
Pregnant women need to rest regularly
- It is possible to treat and monitor outpatient by measuring blood pressure 2 times a day
- Rest and lie on your left side
- If the pregnancy is full term, the pregnancy should be terminated at the specialist level.
Drink enough water (2-3 liters of water per day), eat protein and eat bland
Treatment for pre-eclampsia (Severe type)
Hospitalization and blood pressure monitoring and active treatment are required. Monitoring blood pressure 4 times / day, daily weight and proteinuria, platelet count test, Hct, ultrasound and continuous cardiac monitoring.
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