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HELLP Syndrome with and without Eclampsia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20827656     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We assessed pregnancy outcomes for patients with HELLP syndrome (hemolysis; elevated liver enzymes; low platelet count) with and without concurrent eclampsia. We performed a retrospective investigation of data spanning three decades of patients with class 1 or 2 HELLP syndrome with concurrent eclampsia (HELLP + E) and patients with HELLP syndrome without eclampsia. Data were analyzed by appropriate tests for continuous or categorical outcomes with differences considered significant if P < 0.05. During 1981 to 1996 and 2000 to 2006, there were 693 patients with class 1 or 2 HELLP syndrome; altogether, 70 patients had HELLP + E. The only demographic difference was greater nulliparity in HELLP + E patients. Otherwise, inconsistent and clinically insignificant differences were observed between groups. Despite the relatively large size of the study groups, we were unable to detect a significant worsening of maternal or perinatal outcome in HELLP + E patients compared with HELLP patients. In our experience, eclampsia does not appear to contribute a significant adverse impact upon the course or outcome of HELLP syndrome pregnancies.
Authors:
Sharon D Keiser; Michelle Y Owens; Marc R Parrish; Julie L Cushman; Laura Bufkin; Warren L May; James N Martin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of perinatology     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1098-8785     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Perinatol     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-03     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8405212     Medline TA:  Am J Perinatol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  187-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© Thieme Medical Publishers.
Affiliation:
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winfred L. Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants, and the Biostatistics Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
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