HELLP Syndrome in a Government District Hospital on the west coast in South India
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i7.616Abstract
Objective: To determine the incidence, maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcome in women with HELLP syndrome. Methods: Data-based case study that analyzed case records of women with hypertension in pregnancy admitted in a public maternity teaching hospital in 5 years was carried out and season- wise incidence was determined. Results: During the 5 year study period the incidence of hypertension in pregnancy was 10.08% and among them HELLP syndrome was 1.23%. The mean age of patients was 28.8 5.05 years. Occurrence was commoner in primigravida(61%). Although most of the cases were after 28 weeks of pregnancy, three cases (10.07%) presented prior to this period of pregnancy. There was a trend suggesting seasonal influence on complication with HELLP being more common in monsoon and winter. The overall maternal death rate was 18% and the maximum in women with disease occurring prior to 28 weeks. Conclusions: HELLP syndrome was seen more commonly during monsoon and winter. Occurrence of maternal death was higher if the disease manifested before 28 weeks of pregnancy.Downloads
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2014-07-30
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HELLP Syndrome in a Government District Hospital on the west coast in South India. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Jul. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 19];5(7):446-9. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/1039