HELLP syndrome classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Classification

The platelet count has been found to be moderately predictive of the severity of HELLP syndrome. This system is termed the Mississippi classification.[1]

Class 1

Severe: < 50 K

Class 2

Moderately severe: Between 50 and 100 K

Class 3

Mild: > 100 K

References

  1. Martin JN, Blake PG, Lowry SL, Perry KG, Files JC, Morrison JC (1990). "Pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia-eclampsia with the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count: how rapid is postpartum recovery?". Obstetrics and gynecology. 76 (5 Pt 1): 737–41. PMID 2216215.