Enfermedad cerebrovascular hemorrágica en la eclampsia asociada al síndrome HELLP

Eclampsia (E) and HELLP syndrome (H) are two complications of preeclampsia that increase maternal morbidity and mortality. The main complication and the main cause of death of this EH / HE association is the hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease (HCD). Objectives: To determine differences between women with EH / HE who presented HCD and those who did not. To define the types of HCD in women with EH / HE. Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Patients: Cases of EH / HE at the Hospital Regional Docente de Cajamarca, Peru, 2015. Interventions: Patients with EH / HE were divided into two groups: those without HCD and those with HCD. SPSS 20.0 was used. The comparison of groups was done with Mann Whitney U and chi square tests. Significant differences were when p <0.05. Results: There were 23 women with EH / HE: 18 (78.3%) without HCD and 5 (21.7%) with HCD. We compared women with EH / HE who had HCD and those who did not. HCD had OR = 4.44 (95% CI 1.19-16.55) p = 0.043 for risk of death, and platelets less than 30 000 had OR = 4.44 (95% CI 1.19-16,55) with p = 0.043 risk for HCD. In addition, the stay in ICU was longer in those with HCD than without HCD. Mortality was 60%; 80% of the HCD had ventricular compromise. There was 66.7% of the patients presented subarachnoid hemorrhage and 66.7%, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). In IVH, 100% had lobar compromise of which 66.7% had occipital compromise. Conclusions: Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease in women with HELLP syndrome associated with eclampsia is related to lower platelet levels; this increases the risk of death and prolongs stay in the intensive care unit.