David B Nelson1, Nicole P Yost, F Gary Cunningham. 1. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX. Electronic address: DavidB.Nelson@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to provide a description of clinical and laboratory finding: pregnancy outcomes in women with acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP). We also characterize the duration of recovery of multiorgan system dysfunction that begins after delivery. STUDY DESIGN: All women who were admitted to Parkland Hospital with AFLP were identified; their clinical and laboratory findings, pregnancy outcomes, and postpartum resolution of AFLP were reviewed. RESULTS: Between 1975 and 2012, there were 51 women who were identified to have AFLP. The most common complaints were persistent nausea and vomiting (57%), hypertension (57%), and abdominal pain (53%). More than 90% of these women had at least 1 of these findings or combinations thereof. A combination of hepatic and renal dysfunction was nearly universal, but with variable severity. Procoagulant synthesis was impaired in more than three-fourths of the women, which served to intensify obstetric hemorrhage for which 50% of the 51 women received blood and component transfusions. The stillbirth rate was 120 of 1000 pregnancies, and there were 2 maternal deaths. Composite recovery times of various markers of hepatic and renal function indicated normalization of most laboratory values within 7-10 days after delivery. CONCLUSION: The clinical features and laboratory findings of women with AFLP derive from the central pathologic process: liver failure. After delivery, clinical recovery typically is seen within 3-4 days; however, laboratory abnormalities can persist for much longer.
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to provide a description of clinical and laboratory finding: pregnancy outcomes in women with acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP). We also characterize the duration of recovery of multiorgan system dysfunction that begins after delivery. STUDY DESIGN: All women who were admitted to Parkland Hospital with AFLP were identified; their clinical and laboratory findings, pregnancy outcomes, and postpartum resolution of AFLP were reviewed. RESULTS: Between 1975 and 2012, there were 51 women who were identified to have AFLP. The most common complaints were persistent nausea and vomiting (57%), hypertension (57%), and abdominal pain (53%). More than 90% of these women had at least 1 of these findings or combinations thereof. A combination of hepatic and renal dysfunction was nearly universal, but with variable severity. Procoagulant synthesis was impaired in more than three-fourths of the women, which served to intensify obstetric hemorrhage for which 50% of the 51 women received blood and component transfusions. The stillbirth rate was 120 of 1000 pregnancies, and there were 2 maternal deaths. Composite recovery times of various markers of hepatic and renal function indicated normalization of most laboratory values within 7-10 days after delivery. CONCLUSION: The clinical features and laboratory findings of women with AFLP derive from the central pathologic process: liver failure. After delivery, clinical recovery typically is seen within 3-4 days; however, laboratory abnormalities can persist for much longer.
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