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Review
. 1999 May 15;318(7194):1332-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7194.1332.

Fortnightly review: management of hypertension in pregnancy

L A Magee  1 , M P Ornstein, P von Dadelszen
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Review

Fortnightly review: management of hypertension in pregnancy

L A Magee et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for antihypertensive treatment versus no treatment for mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy in seven trials
Figure 2
Figure 2
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for more versus less activity (ambulation with or without admission to hospital) in women with mild pregnancy induced hypertension in six trials
Figure 3
Figure 3
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for antihypertensive treatment versus no treatment for mild to moderate hypertension presenting later in pregnancy in 15 trials
Figure 4
Figure 4
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for antihypertensives versus other antihypertensives (usually methyldopa) for mild to moderate hypertension presenting later in pregnancy in 23 trials
Figure 5
Figure 5
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for “aggressive” versus “expectant” management of severe hypertension in women remote from term in two trials. HELLP=haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
Figure 6
Figure 6
Summary odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for parenteral antihypertensives versus hydralazine for severe hypertension presenting later in pregnancy in 11 trials
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Comment in

  • ACP J Club. 1999 Nov-Dec;131(3):61

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