[Diagnosis and treatment of EPH gestosis at 157 Polish hospitals].

The average yearly number of deliveries in the 157 hospitals amounts to 294.457. The answers are accompanied by the numbers of hospitals which responded positively to a given question (in per cents). One symptom is enough to diagnose gestosis (90), only edema (82), on edema taken into consideration (3.8). Threshold values: RR 140/90 (68), V Korotkov phase (76), IV phase (21), albuminuria 0.1% (17), 0.2% (15), 0.3% (24), 0.5% (29). Gestosis index (77). Premature termination of pregnancy in serious gestosis often (33), almost always (32), always (21). In eclampsia secondary Cesarean section (46), primary (7), primary when fetus threatened (43). Liquids limited (42), liquids not limited (44), salt limited (73), intensively (12), salt not limited (12). Antihypertensives: hydrazinophtalazine (75), reserpine (53), alphamethyldopa (16), betablockers (13), ganglioplegics (7), diazoxide (1). Others: heparin (7), bufenin (4), other betamimetics (10). In eclampsia MgSO4 (91), benzodiazepins (65), phenothiazines (41), barbiturates (41), chloromethiasol (8), suprameningeal anesthesia (5), dextran (46), albumins (39), saluretics (49). Glycocorticoids when premature delivery in gestosis (56).