Liver dysfunction in pregnancy: an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan
Hossain N, Shamsi T, Kuczynski E, Lockwood C, Paidas M. Liver dysfunction in pregnancy: an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Obstetric Medicine 2009, 2: 17-20. PMID: 27582800, PMCID: PMC4989777, DOI: 10.1258/om.2008.080028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFulminant hepatic failureLiver dysfunctionHepatitis EMaternal deathsPregnant womenStudy populationProspective observational study designAcute hepatitis EOverall perinatal mortalityUnderwent caesarean sectionAcute fatty liverAbnormal coagulation parametersCivil Hospital KarachiObservational study designHELLP syndromeHospital KarachiPerinatal morbidityPerinatal outcomesCaesarean sectionHepatic failureHepatitis A.Perinatal mortalityFatty liverThird trimesterSecond trimester