Características clínicas del síndrome de HELLP en gestantes que acuden al Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Hellp Syndrome is a complication of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which can be detected in patients with thrombocytopenia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes; also in women with a previous diagnosis of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics of HELLP syndrome in pregnant women who attend a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: descriptive, quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional. Population: 100 patients from the High Risk area - Maternal and Child who meet the inclusion criteria. Technique: Indirect observation, Instrument: Indirect observation matrix. Results: Pregnant women in early adulthood (96%), mestizo ethnic group (100%), residing in urban areas (86%), gestational age of 28 to 31 weeks (56%), multi-pregnant women (80%) predominated among the characteristics. ). Among the characteristics, thrombocytopenia predominated (40%), in terms of frequency, hemolytic anemia predominated (64%), with a pathological history of hypertension (46%&) and that among the complications, hemorrhage (30%) and effusion hemorrhagic (24%). Conclusion: Hellp Syndrome is of great importance during pregnancy, since, due to its clinical characteristics, the pregnant woman must be treated as quickly as possible, so that through treatment, complications can be avoided at this stage and preserve the life of the mother and the product that is to be born.