Clinical study of Abruptio placenta / 대한산부인과학회잡지

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate for the clinical analysis on abruptio placenta, we examined its incidence, diagnostic methods, symptom and sign, perinatal mortality, and recurrence rate. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of the 396 cases of abruptio placenta among 72.580 deliveries, from Jan. 1, 1990 to Dec. 31, 1997, at St. Mary, Kang Nam St. Mary, and Holy Family Hospital of Catholic University. RESULTS: The total incidence of abruptio placenta was 0.51%, the incidence plotted by age from 1993 to 1997 has shown that the age incidence was higher in 20-24years old(0.7%), and over 35years old (0.8%). 42.5% of the case occurred between 32 to 37weeks of gestational age, 39.6% was over 37weeks. 38% of the patient was diagnosed before delivery with ultrasonography and the most common complaint was vaginal bleeding. The complication of abruptio placenta is as follows, Couvelaire uterus occurred in 26cases(7.0 %), DIC in 10cases(2.7 %), ARF in 4cases (1.1 %), and uterine rupture in 1case(0.3 %). Perinatal mortality including 41cases of stillbirth was 19.9 %(73cases) but no maternal death was noted. A history of abruptio placenta increased risk of a similar incident in a subsequent pregnancy by 19 cases(4.6 %: 9.0 fold)complicated with 13 cases of pregnancy induced hypertension(76.5 %). CONCLUSION: The incidence of abruptio placenta plotted by age have shown higher in 20-25years old and over 35 years old, hypertensive women experienced abruptio placenta are more likely to have higher graded recurrent rate in subsequent pregnancy, and abruptio placenta is major obstetric bleeding disease causing serious maternal and fetal complication.

Clinical Study of Maternal and Perinatal Complication in Pregnancy with Diabetes Mellitus / 대한산부인과학회잡지

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current paper is to analyze maternal and neonatal complication of pregestational diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus, and to compare with the outcome METHOD: The study included 108 pregnancies with diabetes mellitus among 8,495 admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Korea Medical College, Holy Family Hospital from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1998. The pregnancies were divided into pregestational diabetes mellitus group and gestational diabetes mellitus group. The data were analyzed and reviewed retrospectively based on medical records RESULTS: 1) Incidence of maternal complication in gestational diabetes mellitus was 7% of pregnancy induced hypertension, 3% of pyelonephritis, 1% of retinopathy and 1% of chronic hypertension. In case of pregestational diabetes mellitus, 18% of pregnancy induced hypertension, 5% of nephropathy, 9% of retinopathy and 14% of pyelonephritis. 2) Incidence of neonatal complication in gestational diabetes mellitus was 1% of congenital malformation, 1% of shoulder dystorcia, 7.3% of polyhydramnios, 17.7% of hyperbilirubinemia, 40.6% of hypoglycemia and 1% of FDIU. In case of pregestaional diabetes mellitus, 1% of congenital malformation, 18.2% of polyhydramnios, 22.7% of hyperbilirubinemia, 27.3% of hypoglycemia, 18.6% of RDS and 4.6% of FDIU. 3) The outcomes of the treatment of pregestational diabetes; There was no significant difference in the maternal weight gain, neonatal birth wight but the incidence rates of neonatal complication was lower in case of insulin treatment 4) The outcomes of the treatment of gestational diabetes; There was significant difference in the maternal weight gain, neonatal birth weight and the incidence rates of maternal and neonatal complication was decreased in case of treatment. CONCLUSION: Incidence of maternal complication and perinatal complication was higher in pregestaional diabetes mellitus compared with gestational diabetes mellitus, so strict control of blood glucose level and education for diabetes mellitus were essential before gestation. And the proper treatment of gestational DM was necessary because maternal weight gain during pregnancy, neonatal birth weight and the maternal and neonatal complication were affected by treatment.