Guidelines for Treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Implementation in Clinical Practice in Norway: A Descriptive Study
Table 3
Use of pregnancy unique quantification of emesis (PUQE) score, fluid replacement, thiamine, antiemetic medication, and nutritional treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum for 343 patients at four Norwegian university hospitals.
Hospital
A (na = 87)
B (n = 44)
C (n = 183)
D (n = 29)
Assessment and fluids
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
PUQE-24 score
80 (92)
35 (80)
179 (98)
29 (100)
Intravenous fluids
86 (99)
44 (100)
183 (100)
29 (100)
Medication
Any antiemetic prehospital
40 (46)
24 (55)
116 (63)
23 (79)
Any antiemetic in the hospital
87 (100)
44 (100)
178 (97)
27 (93)
Thiamine and nutrition
Thiamine
75 (86)
24 (55)
141 (77)
11 (38)
Partial peripheral nutrition
0 (0)
0 (0)
46 (25)
1 (3)
Enteral feeding tube
5 (6)
1 (2)
19 (10)
3 (10)
Total parenteral nutrition
4 (5)
0 (0)
1 (1)
0 (0)
a n = number, bPUQE score assessed at any time while in hospital.
