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HELLP syndrome classification
Introduction
Classification
Classification
The platelet count has been found to be moderately predictive of the severity of HELLP syndrome. This system is termed the Mississippi classification.[1]
Class 1
Severe: < 50 K
Class 2
Moderately severe: Between 50 and 100 K
Class 3
Mild: > 100 K
References
References
- ↑ Martin JN, Blake PG, Lowry SL, Perry KG, Files JC, Morrison JC (1990). “Pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia-eclampsia with the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count: how rapid is postpartum recovery?”. Obstetrics and gynecology. 76 (5 Pt 1): 737–41. PMID 2216215.
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