Severe pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and renal failure
Rodríguez González, D.; Godina Gallardo, M.; Hernández Chávez, A.; Ramírez García, A.; Hernández Camarena, R.
Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Mexico 66: 48-51
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9041 PMID: 9586385 Document Number: 490186
A retrospective study was done of thirty-patients with severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome whose developed acute renal failure, 25 patients also had acute tubular necrosis and five cases bilateral cortical necrosis with chronic renal insufficiency. Severe hypertension was present in all cases and anti-hypertensive therapy was needed. Six patients died, three due to intracranial hemorrhage, other two secondary to hypovolemic shock, and in one case multiple organ dysfunction.