THE VALUE OF MEAN PLATELET VOLUME IN PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF PREECLAMPSIA, AND OF HELLP SYNDROME

PINAR KUMRU, NURETTİN AKA, GÜLTEKİN KÖSE, ÖZGÜR KARTAL, SACİDE ATALAY

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine - 2007;13(1):9-13

İstanbul- Turkey

 

OBJECTIVE:Assessing the value of MPV in predicting the severity of preeclampsia, and HELLP syndrome. STUDY DESIGN:12 women with HELLP syndrome,57 severely preeclamptic,30 mildly preeclamptic, 170 healthy pregnant women were included in this study and their MPV are recorded RESULTS:The calculated sensitivity was 53% for mild preeclampsia,77% for severe preeclampsia, and 83% for HELLP syndrome. CONCLUSION: The measurement of MPV is not enough for diagnosis but can be useful with other sensitive tests.