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Factors that influence morbidity and mortality in severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome.
Saudi Medical Journal 2006 July
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prognostic factors affecting morbidity and mortality in severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome cases.
METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated, 2245 cases who delivered in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Turkey between January and December 2002. Ninety-three cases had severe preeclampsia, 26 cases eclampsia, 19 cases HELLP syndrome, and 6 cases with eclampsia and HELLP syndrome were included in this study. The pregnancy induced hypertension cases were evaluated retrospectively for socioeconomic status, obstetrical history, biochemical parameters, and maternal complications.
RESULTS: The incidence of preeclampsia was 20.1% (453/2245), the incidence of severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome was 6.4% (144/2245). These ratios are higher than that reported in the English literature. The complication rate was 38% in severe preeclampsia cases. Among the severe preeclampsia cases, 32 had eclampsia (22.1%), and 25 had HELLP syndrome (17.3%).
CONCLUSION: The most important biochemical marker for maternal mortality is bilirubin levels. Maternal mortality was statistically higher in cases with jaundice. Also, there was a statistically significant relation between maternal complications and liver function tests, lactate dehydrogenase levels, and low platelet levels.
METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated, 2245 cases who delivered in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Turkey between January and December 2002. Ninety-three cases had severe preeclampsia, 26 cases eclampsia, 19 cases HELLP syndrome, and 6 cases with eclampsia and HELLP syndrome were included in this study. The pregnancy induced hypertension cases were evaluated retrospectively for socioeconomic status, obstetrical history, biochemical parameters, and maternal complications.
RESULTS: The incidence of preeclampsia was 20.1% (453/2245), the incidence of severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome was 6.4% (144/2245). These ratios are higher than that reported in the English literature. The complication rate was 38% in severe preeclampsia cases. Among the severe preeclampsia cases, 32 had eclampsia (22.1%), and 25 had HELLP syndrome (17.3%).
CONCLUSION: The most important biochemical marker for maternal mortality is bilirubin levels. Maternal mortality was statistically higher in cases with jaundice. Also, there was a statistically significant relation between maternal complications and liver function tests, lactate dehydrogenase levels, and low platelet levels.
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