Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Dantola Paul Kain
Burkina Faso
Research Article
Postpartum Arterial Hypertension in African Setting, Ouagadougou
Author(s): Hyacinthe Zamane, Yibar Kambire, Sibraogo Kiemtore, Dantola Paul Kain, Raissa Soubeiga and Ali OuedraogoHyacinthe Zamane, Yibar Kambire, Sibraogo Kiemtore, Dantola Paul Kain, Raissa Soubeiga and Ali Ouedraogo
Objective: The study’s objective was to determine the epidemiological, clinical, ancillary investigations, therapeutic patterns and the outcome of postpartum hypertension.
Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out from January 2013 to December 2014 in the departments Obstetrics and Cardiology of two Teaching Hospitals in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. All cases of hypertension or eclampsia which newly occurred within 42 days postpartum without prior medical history of hypertension were included in the study.
Results: One hundred and seventeen cases of postpartum hypertension were recorded representing 1.08% of deliveries. The mean age was 26.7 years, primiparous represented 39.1% of cases. The mean days between delivery and diagnosis were 5.6 ± 6.3 days. Hypertension was discovered as ecl.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000375