Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

Are Lowered Blood Platelet Counts an Indication of Hypertension among Pregnant Women?

Dr. Shayista Nabi, Dr. Kanupriya Sharma

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Background– Hypertensive disorders are most common medical complications of pregnancy, and are one of the major causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Thrombocytopenia complicating hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are responsible for approximately 20% of all cases of thrombocytopenia during pregnancy. Our study was done to assess the utility of platelet count as a prognostic indicator in pregnancy induced. Method– A followup study on 50 women with eclampsia and pre eclampsia along with a control group of 50 normal pregnant women with similar demographic features was undertaken over a period of nine months. Platelet assessment was done in every case and patients with documented platelet count of less than 1,50,000/cumm was acknowledged as thrombocytopenia. Result– In the control group as there was no significant thrombocytopenia, the mean duration of pregnancy and maternal/fetal outcome was quite satisfactory with less operative intervention. Whereas in test group patients with significant thrombocytopenia the mean duration of pregnancy was reduced with higher incidences of poor outcome. Conclusion– Our study and the results show that the assay of platelets can be considered as one of the prognostic tool in management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

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ARE LOWERED BLOOD PLATELET COUNTS AN INDICATION OF HYPERTENSION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN?, Dr. Shayista Nabi, Dr. Kanupriya Sharma INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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