Relevance of plasma fibrinogen estimation in obstetric complications.
J Postgrad Med
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1992 Oct-Dec; 38(4): 183-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-115238
ABSTRACT
We present a study of fibrinogen levels in 133 patients who were prone to develop disseminated intravascular coagulation as a result of an underlying complication of pregnancy such as abruptio placentae, pregnancy-induced hypertension, missed abortion, septic abortion, intrauterine fetal death, vesicular mole and amniotic fluid embolism. A high incidence of hypofibrinogenemia was found in cases of abruptio placentae (43.9%) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (25%). Hypofibrinogenemia occurred in 10% cases of intrauterine fetal death within 4 weeks of fetal demise. The use of this simple investigation makes possible the diagnosis of hemostatic failure and also helps to guide replacement therapy during the fibrinopenic state. There were 4 maternal deaths and 12 perinatal losses in this study.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
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Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
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Female
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Humans
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Fibrinogen
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Incidence
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Prospective Studies
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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