RESUMO
A study on biochemical parameters for detection of haemolysis in pregnancy induced hypertensive [PIH] women was carried out in gynaecology units of Civil Hospital and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. One hundred and fourteen cases were studied. Among them thirty were normal non pregnant women, thirty normal pregnant women, twenty seven pre-eclamptic and twenty seven eclamptic women. Serum bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase levels were determined for detection of haemolysis in PIH women and then compared with controls. Highly significant rise was observed in serum levels of bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase in PIH women as compared to non pregnant and pregnant women. Early detection of haemolysis by these parameters can prevent the patients from going into HELLP syndrome ie syndrome of haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count