Prevalencia del síndrome de HELLP en gestantes con preeclampsia y eclampsia del servicio de Ginecología-Obstetricia del Hospital General Guasmo Sur período enero a junio del 2017.

Abstract

Background: Hypertensive disorders appear as one of the pathologies with the highest risk of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy, and one of the most serious complications of these is the HELLP syndrome. Objective: To determine the prevalence of HELLP syndrome in pregnant women with preeclampsia and eclampsia in the General Guasmo Sur Hospital during the period from January 1 to June 30, 2017. Methods: Cross-sectional study with observational and analytical design, in which the necessary data were collected by reviewing the clinical histories of 100 pregnant women who attended the Gynecology-Obstetrics service of the Guasmo Sur General Hospital during the period between January 1 to June 31, 2017 and that meet the inclusion criteria. Results: The prevalence of HELLP syndrome was; n = 30. The factors that showed a statistically significant association with the HELLP syndrome were; Overweight, Obesity, Pre-eclampsia, Eclampsia, Chronic hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Thrombophilia, APF of HTA, APF of HELLP syndrome, APF of Hypertensive Disorders during pregnancy, gestational HTA in a previous pregnancy, Primiparous, Multiparous and Gestational Age between 36 to 40 weeks of gestation. Conclusions: The determination of the prevalence of the HELLP syndrome and its risk factors is a line of relevant research if we want to make significant contributions in the prevention, treatment and prognosis of this pathology.