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Availability of magnesium sulphate and use for eclampsia and pre-eclampsia as reported by obstetricians – survey |
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| Eclampsia |
Pre-eclampsia |
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| Country |
Available in hospitals |
Geographic differences in availability |
Public vs. Private hospitals |
Used for women with eclampsia |
Reasons for MgSO4 not being used for all women |
Used for women with pre-eclampsia? |
Reasons for MgSO4 not being used for all women |
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| Armenia |
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| Obstetrician 1 |
All |
No |
No |
All |
All |
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| Obstetrician 2 |
Most |
No |
No |
All |
All |
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| Obstetrician 3 |
Most |
No |
No |
All |
All |
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| India |
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| Obstetrician 1 |
All |
No |
No |
All |
All |
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| Obstetrician 2 |
Some |
Yes |
No |
Most |
Few |
D, E |
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| Obstetrician 3 |
Some |
Yes |
No |
Some |
A |
Some |
E |
| Obstetrician 4 |
Some |
Yes |
No |
Most |
Some |
D, E |
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| Indonesia |
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| Obstetrician 1 |
Most |
Yes |
No |
Most |
A, B, C |
Most |
D, E |
| Obstetrician 2 |
Some |
Yes |
Yes |
Most |
A |
Most |
D, E |
| Philippines |
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| Obstetrician 1 |
Most |
Yes |
Yes |
All |
All |
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| Obstetrician 2 |
All |
Don't know |
Don't know |
All |
All |
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| South Africa |
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| Obstetrician 1 |
All |
No |
No |
All |
Most |
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| Obstetrician 2 |
All |
No |
No |
All |
Some |
F |
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A = Problems with availability B = Different drug used C = Lack of awareness among clinicians D = Lack of awareness among clinicians E = Problems with availability F = Not a priority MgSO4 = magnesium sulphate | |||||||
Aaserud et al. BMC Health Services Research 2005 5:68 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-5-68 |
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