Muhammad Aslam Ahsan, Muhammad Rafique Cheema.
Pregnancy; thromboembolic complications.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(03):284-7.

Thromboembolic complications are considered as the major cause of death in pregnant ladies. Objectives: To evaluate the presence of this complication. Design: Retrospective and comparative study. Setting: Services Hospital Lahore. Period: From 2010 to 2012. Materials and Methods: Forty pregnant ladies admitted in Services Hospital Lahore were subjected to estimation of fibrinogen level, FDP level and plasma D-dimer level within 24 hours of delivery. Results: Twenty controls and 40 patients (pregnant ladies) were studied. Fibrinogen level, FDP level and plasma D-dimer levels were increased in all patients as compared to the controls and this increase in all three investigations was statistically significant (P˂ O.O5). Conclusion: Significant changes in Fibrinogen level, FDP level and plasma D-dimer level were found in pregnant ladies immediately after delivery (within 24 hours).

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