HELLP syndrome as a cause of unexpected rapid maternal death - A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-106

  Simic, M ^a   Tasic, M ^a   Stojiljkovic, G ^a   Draskovic, D ^a   Vukovic, R ^a  

^a Institute of Legal Medicine   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; HELLP syndrome; Liver hemorrhage; Malpractice; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HELLP SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; NECROSIS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 15244350591     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0484-x     Document Type: Review

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