Prevalencia del síndrome HELLP en pacientes con preeclampsia severa en un rango de edad entre 20 a 40 años en el Hospital General Monte Sinaí entre enero de 2021 a diciembre de 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Hellp syndrome is a medical complexity that is identified by presenting a severe picture of hypertension, which is usually triggered by pregnancy. Objective: precisely delimiting the magnitude of the prevalence of Hellp syndrome in women diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, focusing attention on the age group of 20 to 40 years, taking into consideration the period between January 2021 and December 2022, in the Monte Sinai General Hospital. Methodology: the quantitative approach, non -experimental design, transverse and descriptive scope was used, and the information was collected by reviewing the medical records of the patients. Results: The risk factors in the development of the Hellp syndrome were obesity (7.10%) and diabetes (8.8%) with a significance (p <0.05). Pre -existing medical comorbidities associated with Hellp syndrome were obesity, diabetes, hypertension and anemia (p <0.05). The pre -existing medical and obstetric complications related to the Hellp syndrome were the problems with the placenta (8.8%), renal failure (6.0%), premature childbirth (5.5%), coagulopathy (2.7%), hepatic or splenic break (2.7%) pulmonary edema (2.2%). Conclusion: The prevalence of Hellp syndrome in women aged 20 to 40 years diagnosed with severe preeclampsia at the Monte Sinai General Hospital between January 2021 and December 2022 was 10.4%.