Therapeutic plasma exchange in HELLP syndrome: A life savior.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count) syndrome occurs in about 0.5%-0.9% of all pregnancies, but its prevalence is higher in patients with severe preeclampsia, accounting for a substantial maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. According to the latest American Society for Apheresis guidelines, Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) performed for postpartum cases and antepartum HELLP syndrome cases fall in Categories III and IV, respectively.

Materials and methods

Retrospective analysis was done at our tertiary care center from January 2014 to June 2019 for patients diagnosed with HELLP syndrome. Clinical data for age, gestational age at the time of diagnosis, type of delivery, outcome of pregnancy, history of preeclampsia /eclampsia, he

SUBMITTER: Chowdhry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528536 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature