查看文章

Magnesium sulphate is now the gold standard for the control of eclamptic fits. The place of low-dose magnesium sulphate for the control of eclamptic seizures is yet to be determined.

To determine the effectiveness of low-dose magnesium sulphate in controlling eclamptic fits.

Randomized controlled trial comparing low-dose with standardized dosing regimen.

Labour Unit of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Federal Medical Centre Azare, north-eastern Nigeria.

Thirty-nine patients randomized into the low-dose regimen group received 9 g loading dose (4 g iv and 5 g im) and im maintenance of 2.5 g four hourly for 24 h post-delivery or post last fit, while the 33 patients in the standard dose …