Intensive Care Management of Preeclampsia: A Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37275/bsm.v7i8.853Keywords:
HELLP syndrome, Intensive care, PreeclampsiaAbstract
Background: The prevalence of preeclampsia is around 5% - 15% of all pregnant women. It can cause severe complications and even death in the mother and fetus if not adequately managed.
Case presentation: A 36-year-old housewife was admitted to the emergency department with a chief complaint of shortness of breath before hospital arrival. The patient also complained of headaches. From the physical examination, consciousness was compos mentis, blood pressure 162/100 mmHg, HR 90 x/min, RR 24x/min, SpO 96%. From abdominal ultrasound gravid 36-37 weeks according to biometry, fetal alive, gemelli, intrauterine, transverse lie right head dorsoinferior- breech presentation, the Laboratory in emergency room result, haemoglobin: 10,4, leukocyte, 13.020, thrombocyte 359.000, hematocrit 31, ureum: 11, creatinin: 0.5, glucose: 72, protein urine: +2.
Conclusion: In patients with preeclampsia, proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment in the intensive care unit and management by a multidisciplinary team can prevent preeclampsia complications and improve preeclamptic patients' outcomes.
Authors
- Liliriawati Ananta Kahar1*
- Wiwi Monika Sari2
- Mentari Faisal Putri3
- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
- 2Department of Intensive Care, Dr. M. Djamil General Hospital, Padang, Indonesia
- 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
Corresponding author Liliriawati Ananta Kahar — lili_ananta@ymail.com
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