Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature

OBJECTIVE: Gestational thrombocytopenia is the most common cause of the thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) among pregnant women in our center. STUDY DESIGN: Platelet count was analyzed in 452 pregnant women. The...

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Main Author: Emel Ebru Özçimen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Network 2015-08-01
Series:Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
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Online Access:https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/22
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description OBJECTIVE: Gestational thrombocytopenia is the most common cause of the thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) among pregnant women in our center. STUDY DESIGN: Platelet count was analyzed in 452 pregnant women. The patients were divided according to severity of thrombocytopenia. RESULTS: Forty-five patients were thrombocytopenic. Six patients were severe, 16 patients were moderate and 23 patients were mild thrombocytopenic. The prevalence of GT was found 9.9 %. CONCLUSION: Gestational thrombocytopenia is usually observed as mild form.
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spelling doaj-art-1f71e7709a684292a1850df5bba1f46d2025-02-11T21:25:52ZengMedical NetworkGynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine1300-47512602-49182015-08-0121217Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the LiteratureEmel Ebru Özçimen0Başkent University Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Selçuklu, Konya OBJECTIVE: Gestational thrombocytopenia is the most common cause of the thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) among pregnant women in our center. STUDY DESIGN: Platelet count was analyzed in 452 pregnant women. The patients were divided according to severity of thrombocytopenia. RESULTS: Forty-five patients were thrombocytopenic. Six patients were severe, 16 patients were moderate and 23 patients were mild thrombocytopenic. The prevalence of GT was found 9.9 %. CONCLUSION: Gestational thrombocytopenia is usually observed as mild form. https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/22ThrombocytopeniaGestational thrombocytopeniaPlatelet count
spellingShingle Emel Ebru Özçimen
Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
Thrombocytopenia
Gestational thrombocytopenia
Platelet count
title Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
title_full Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
title_short Gestational Thrombocytopenic Patients in Our Center: Analysis of the Patients and Review of the Literature
title_sort gestational thrombocytopenic patients in our center analysis of the patients and review of the literature
topic Thrombocytopenia
Gestational thrombocytopenia
Platelet count
url https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/22
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