Management and Outcome of Hyperemesis Gravidarum at Tertiary Obstetric Facility, Khartoum-Sudan - Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

OJOG > Vol.6 No.11, October 2016

Management and Outcome of Hyperemesis Gravidarum at Tertiary Obstetric Facility, Khartoum-Sudan ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2016.611079 2,474 Downloads 4,684 Views Citations

Author(s)

Atif B. Fazari^1,2,3*, Hasouna Z. S. Ahmed^1,4, Rasha Eltayeb^1,3,5, Mohammed H. Ali^2,6, Khalifa Elmusharaf^1,7

Affiliation(s)

¹Reproductive and Child Health Research Unit, University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
²Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
³Latifa Hospital Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
⁴Police Hospital Red Sea State, Port Sudan, Sudan.
⁵Academy Charity Teaching Hospital, State Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁶Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
⁷Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is vomiting and/or nausea in pregnancy causes dehydration, electrolytes imbalance, weight loss and further serious organs dysfunction. Methods: This was a descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional hospital based total coverage analytic study, which was conducted from November 2013 to May 2014 at Omdurman New Hospital (ONH) for Obstetrics & Gynecology, Khartoum-Sudan. Results: HG prevalence is 13% of complicated pregnancy of ONH admission. Acetonurea is reported in all cases with significant association between acetonurea and smoking (P value = 0.005). A significant association between Hemoglobulin level and the readmission the (P value = 0.01) was reported. One maternal death is reported from severe hypoglycemia and liver impairment. Conclusion: Hyperemesis gravidarum has serious maternal morbidity with social negative impacts and significant financial burden on the health services.

KEYWORDS

Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Acetonurea, Maternal Morbidity

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Fazari, A. , Ahmed, H. , Eltayeb, R. , Ali, M. and Elmusharaf, K. (2016) Management and Outcome of Hyperemesis Gravidarum at Tertiary Obstetric Facility, Khartoum-Sudan. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6, 630-636. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2016.611079.

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