Abstract
We investigated coagulation/fibrinolysis parameters for significant differences between patients with early-onset severe preeclampsia (< 32 weeks gestation, wG) and those with late-onset severe preeclampsia (> or = 32 wG). A decrease in antithrombin (AT), protein C (PC), and free protein S (PS) activities and an increase in plasmin-alpha2-plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC), thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), and FDP D-dimer (D-dimer) were observed. However, there were no statistical differences between the two groups. Once preeclampsia occurred and it developed severe, the changes in coagulation/fibrinolysis parameters became more severe in spite of early-onset preeclampsia or late-onset preeclampsia. We also investigated coagulation/fibrinolysis abnormalities in 101 patients with severe preeclampsia. A significant increase in WBC, RBC, Hb, Ht, TAT, PIC, and D-dimer and a significant decrease in platelet (Plt) counts and AT activity were observed. deltaPlt (the difference between platelet counts in early gestation and before delivery) was -5.0 x 10(4)/microL in cases with severe preeclampsia. Among patients with severe preeclampsia, coagulation/fibrinolysis changes before delivery were typical for patients with cesarean section compared with those with successful vaginal delivery. These facts suggest that an excessive hypercoagulable state is associated with the termination of pregnancy resulting from the aggravation of preeclampsia. From the viewpoint of coagulation/fibrinolysis changes, the termination of pregnancy could be recommended when the levels of parameters exceed the following values; deltaPlt > -6.0 x 10(4) microL, D-dimer > 4 microg/mL, AT activity < 79%, TAT > 26 ng/mL, and PIC > 1.2 microg/mL. Particularly, deltaPlt and D-dimer are useful bedside predictive markers in order to decide the optimal time for the termination of pregnancy in patients with severe preeclampsia.
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