Table 2.
Demographic and data regarding delivery of all of the patient groups.
| Variable | HELLP Class 1 n = 12 (35.3%) |
HELLP Class 2 n = 16 (47.1%) |
HELLP Class 3 n = 6 (17.6%) |
Total HELLP n = 34 |
Partial HELLP n = 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 28 ± 4.9 | 28 ± 5.9 | 29 ± 5.6 | 28 ± 5.6 | 32 ± 6.9 |
| Primigravida | 8 (66.7%) | 10 (62.5%) | 3 (50%) | 21 (61.8%) | 9 (47.4%) |
| Primipara | 9 (75%) | 11 (68.8%) | 3 (50%) | 23 (67.6%) | 10 (52.6%) |
| Average gestational age at delivery | 35 ± 4.0 | 32 ± 5.1 | 34 ± 4.6 | 33 ± 4.6 | 33 ± 3.9 |
| Prior to the 27th week | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (8.8%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| 27th–37th | 6 (50%) | 9 (56.3%) | 5 (83.3%) | 20 (58.8%) | 15 (78.9%) |
| After the 37th week | 4 (33.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | 1 (16.7%) | 8 (23.5%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| Postpartum | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (8.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Severe preeclampsia | 12 (100%) | 15 (93.8%) | 6 (100%) | 33 (97.1%) | 19 (100%) |
| Eclampsia | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (6.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.9%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| Route of delivery: | |||||
| Vaginal | 4 (33.3%) | 5 (31.2%) | 2 (33.3%) | 11 (32.4%) | 9 (47.4%) |
| Caesarean | 8 (66.7%) | 11 (68.8%) | 4 (66.7%) | 23 (67.6%) | 10 (52.6%) |
| Anaesthesia technique: | |||||
| Spinal | 1 (12.5%) | 4 (36.4%) | 2 (50%) | 7 (30.4%) | 2 (20%) |
| General | 7 (87.5%) | 7 (63.6%) | 2 (50%) | 16 (69.6%) | 8 (80%) |