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Eclampsia is a common problem in pregnancy in Bangladesh. It is a severe form of preeclampsia which affects 5 to 7% of pregnancies is a significant cause of maternal & neonatal morbidity & mortality. Pre-eclampsia when complicated with generalized tonic-clonic convulsions and/or coma is called eclampsia. The term eclampsia is derived from a Greek word, meaning "like a flash of lightening". It may occur quite abruptly, without any warning manifestations. Eclampsia is a major cause of maternal mortality & morbidity as well as foetal loss worldwide, particularly in the third world...

A 25 years married women having one child delivered vaginaly presented in the department of Obs & Gynae, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh on April 2013 with pelvic pain and discomfort. No history of previous pelvic trauma was present. Patient examination showed a isolated mass in the right lower abdomen, right adnexa, extending to the pelvic wall upto lower end of ureter. Tumor markers were within normal limit. Intravenous pyelogram (IVP) showed mild right hydroureter and hydronephrosis with obstruction at the lower end of ureter...

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of different modes of treatment of chronic anal fissure as regards improvement of symptoms and complications. METHODS: This prospective study included 129 consecutive patients with chronic anal fissures presented to the Surgical Outpatients' Department of Islam Teaching Hospital Sialkot, Pakistan; from September 2010 to November 2012. Patients were distributed in three groups. In "OBG group", patients had attended Gynae/Obs OPD and got treated and were then referred to surgical OPD for failure of treatment or recurrence...

This cross sectional observational study was done in Department of Obs & Gynae, General Hospital Tangail, to find out the maternal and fetal outcome of eclamptic admitted patient in secondary care hospital in Bangladesh. Study period was Jan 2008 to Dec 2008. Sample size was 100. During this period total 4727 patients were admitted among them 124(2.62%) were eclamptic patients. From that 124 patients 100 cases were randomly included. Among all patients 80% had age <25 years and 62% were primigravidae. Maximum (75%) patients had antepartum eclampsia...

The purpose of the study is to determine the type of fetal congenital abnormalities found among high risk pregnancies admitted in Fetomaternal Unit of Obs & Gynae Department in BSMMU. This is a cross sectional study done during the period July 2007 to June 2010. All the patients admitted with congenital abnormality in fetomaternal unit during this study period were included in this study. One hundred five cases had congenital abnormality of fetus among 1134 deliveries. Out of which 46.66% had CNS abnormalities and 19...

INTRODUCTION: Uganda has limited health resources. It is important to measure the need for imaging in order to set policy and plan for imaging services. OBJECTIVES: The first specific objective was to develop and apply four imaging needs indices on a case study basis, in five selected Ugandan hospitals. The indices were: Imaging Load (IL), Imaging Burden (IB), Type Specific Imaging Burden (TSIB), and Disease Specific Imaging Burden (DSIB). The second objective was to explore the perceptions of the patient, referring clinician, and radiologist regarding the values, meaning, and objective of imaging in patient care...

BACKGROUND: Hypotension and bradycardia after conduction of spinal anaesthesia are common side effects because of sympathetic blockade. Efforts to prevent these complications have been attempted like preloading with crystalloids, colloids or use of vasopressors. The role of volume preloading to prevent hemodynamic changes associated with spinal anaesthesia has been recently questioned. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of volume preload on changes of patient's hemodynamic...

This prospective study was undertaken to assess the accuracy of clinical and sonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) in Bangladeshi population. The study protocol consisted of achieving clinical followed by sonographic estimated fetal weight (uEFW) using Shepard formula and then its correlation with actual birth weight (BW). A total of 140 pregnant women participated in this study. The study was conducted in the department of Radiology & Imaging and in the department of Gynae & Obs., Bangladesh Medical College Hospital (BMCH) from January 2005 to December 2005...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) auto antibodies among pregnant women and its relation with their pregnancy outcome. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The study was carried out at Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, in the department of Obs/Gynae and NHRC from July 2000 to July 2002. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 1,500 Euthyroid pregnant women, ages 18 - 40, registered for antenatal care at Obs/Gynae department...

A retrospective urban-based cross-sectional study was done in the department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the department of Obs and Gynae of BSSMU, Dhaka, to define any relation between the OCP and BMD in pre and postmenopausal women. A total of 100 closely matched healthy women were selected non-randomly. The age range was 35-55 years. Among them 50 were controls or nonuser and 50 were case or users of OCP. They were further subdivided into pre and postmenopausal groups. Bone density of the 100 women was measured in distal radius and ulna by single photon Absorptiometry Bone Densitometer DTX-100...