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Maternal outcome in HELLP syndrome requiring intensive care management in a Turkish hospital

2006; Medical Association of São Paulo; Volume: 124; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1516-31802006000200007

1806-9460

Mehmet A. Osmanağaoğlu, Selen Osmanağaoğlu, Hülya Ulusoy, Hasan Bozkaya,

Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy

Despite the development of tertiary care facilities, intensive care and advanced blood banking techniques, pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders are the main cause of maternal mortality in most countries. Our purpose was to determine maternal outcome in pregnancies complicated by HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count) that required intensive care management.