BACKGROUND: The assessment of coagulation parameters in patients with eclampsia or pre eclampsia may be
important to help diagnose the severity of the disease and predict the outcome.
AIM: To study coagulation prole changes in severe preeclampsia and eclampsia and its relation to the fetomaternal outcome.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Coagulation parameters which consisted of BT, CT, Platelet Count, PT, aPTT and D-dimer levels were done in
150 women with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia.
RESULTS: There was a statistically signicant association between platelet count, d-dimer levels and severity of preeclampsia. There was also
signicant association of coagulation parameters with maternal outcomes.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: The coagulation parameters, especially Platelet count and d-dimer can be used as early indicators for the
assessment of severity of cases with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy