Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 2018 , Vol 9 , Issue 3
Experience with a Patient with HELLP Syndrome, Acute Renal Failure, Preeclampsia, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Kamil Gönderen1,İsmail Kaya2,Hasan Emre Aydın2
1Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Evliya Çelebi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Yoğun Bakım Anabilim Dalı, Kütahya, Türkiye
2Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Evliya Çelebi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Beyin Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Kütahya, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1683

Summary

Pregnancy-induced hypertensive complications (preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome) contribute to a significant public health threat worldwide. HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening condition, usually seen in the last trimester in pregnant women. Elevation of liver enzymes, anemia due to hemolysis, and decrease in platelet count are the diagnostic triad. HELLP syndrome is especially associated with intracranial hemorrhage, which may increase mortality. This report presents successful treatment of a complicated patient with HELLP syndrome and intracranial hemorrhage.