TY - JOUR AU - Haram, Kjell AU - Svendsen, Einar AU - Abildgaard, Ulrich PY - 2009 DA - 2009/02/26 TI - The HELLP syndrome: Clinical issues and management. A Review JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth SP - 8 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - The HELLP syndrome is a serious complication in pregnancy characterized by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count occurring in 0.5 to 0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10–20% of cases with severe preeclampsia. The present review highlights occurrence, diagnosis, complications, surveillance, corticosteroid treatment, mode of delivery and risk of recurrence. SN - 1471-2393 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-9-8 DO - 10.1186/1471-2393-9-8 ID - Haram2009 ER -