Placental abruption as a trigger of DIC in women with HELLP syndrome: a population-based study.
Rachel Gomez-TolubAnat RabinovichEric KachkoNeta Benshalom-TiroshDan TiroshJecko ThachilLimor BesserNandor Gabor ThanOffer ErezPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)
(1) Among women with HELLP syndrome, those who developed DIC had a higher rate of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality than those without DIC; and (2) placental abruption, but not abnormal liver function, was an independent risk factor for the development of DIC in women with HELLP syndrome.