Investigation of diagnosis and treatment of hemolysis-elevated liver enzymes-low platelet counts (HELLP) syndrome: Clinical analysis of 59 cases

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1273-1277

  Wang, Yong Qing ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Ye, Rong Hua ^a   Zhao, Yang Yu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HELLP syndrome; Severe preeclampsia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NAUSEA; PERINATAL DEATH; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

GLUCOCORTICOID;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 77952900067     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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