Anna Dobrovolska
Professional self-determination of future dentists in the modern realities of Ukraine
Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
pathogenesis preeclampsia poorly understood recent evidence suggests incidence varies depending upon season study carried determine whether seasonal variation presentation preeclamptics undergoing cesarean delivery tropical rainforest belt university teaching hospital retrospective hospital records consecutive patients july 1996june 2006 preeclampsia underwent cesarean delivery tertiary care centre reviewed data collected included patient demographics total number deliveries number cesarean deliveries number preeclampsia patients time presentation cesarean section approval local ethical committee obtained epi info software program used statistical analysis total 6798 deliveries recorded study period resulting 6485 live births 1579 cesarean deliveries period 196 patients toxemia pregnancy 166 preeclampsia 30 eclampsia one hundred fortyone patients 9 cesarean deliveries cesarean delivery rainy season 55 35 dry season p 005 amongst preeclampsia patients 115 presented 7 rainy season 51 32 dry season p 005 eclampsia group 26 165 cesarean sections presented rainy season four 025 dry season p 005 seasonal variation cesarean delivery required preeclampsiaeclampsia patients may help counseling women plan pregnancy order reduce morbidity mortality associated apparent seasonal disease