HELLP Syndrome: Incidence and Management
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Methods: All patients admitted for delivery to Salmaniya Medical Complex together with the other satellite maternity units from the 1 January, 2001 until 30 April, 2002 were reviewed. Since none of the peripheral Government maternity hospitals would deal with such complicated cases, the four cases reported are truly representative of the incidence of HELLP syndrome in the Government Maternity Hospitals in Bahrain.
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