Socio- demographic Characteristics of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at FEU-NRMF Medical Center
Tan, Claudine J., MD.
Socio- demographic Characteristics of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at FEU-NRMF Medical Center - Quezon City FEU-NRMF 2008 - no pages
ABSTRACT: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has long been considered a controversial condition to diagnose by medical practitioners all over the world. Its clinical importance and impact on both the mother and the fetus has not been resolved completely because of the lack of uniformity in detection and diagnosis of GDM. This paper aims to review GDM cases from January 2000 to November 2008 at FEU - NRMF Medical Center, and examine socio-demographic characteristic of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus and to determine the outcome. This is an analytic type of study. A total of 65 cases with GDM were identified from 9,000 obstetric admission from January 2000 to November 2008, with a rate of 0. 7% in the past 7 years. Majority of patients who develop GDM are those in their 30`s, married, multiparious, overweight to obese, employed, and college educated. Complications include fetal macrosomia, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, fetal distress, urinary tract infection and preeterm labor, increasing the rate of cesarean section as mmanner of delivery
Research
OB20080007
Socio- demographic Characteristics of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at FEU-NRMF Medical Center - Quezon City FEU-NRMF 2008 - no pages
ABSTRACT: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has long been considered a controversial condition to diagnose by medical practitioners all over the world. Its clinical importance and impact on both the mother and the fetus has not been resolved completely because of the lack of uniformity in detection and diagnosis of GDM. This paper aims to review GDM cases from January 2000 to November 2008 at FEU - NRMF Medical Center, and examine socio-demographic characteristic of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus and to determine the outcome. This is an analytic type of study. A total of 65 cases with GDM were identified from 9,000 obstetric admission from January 2000 to November 2008, with a rate of 0. 7% in the past 7 years. Majority of patients who develop GDM are those in their 30`s, married, multiparious, overweight to obese, employed, and college educated. Complications include fetal macrosomia, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, fetal distress, urinary tract infection and preeterm labor, increasing the rate of cesarean section as mmanner of delivery
Research
OB20080007
