Review Article
Retrospective Study of Seven Cases with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Table 6
The overall summary of the 126 cases of AFLP.
| Particulars | cases | cases | value | test |
| Maternal age (years) | 26 years (Range, 21–32) | 27 years (Range, 21–37) | | | Mean gestational age (weeks) | 36 weeks (Range, 32–38) | 36 weeks (Range, 28–38) | | | Primigravida | 85.7 (6/7) | 74.6 (94/126) | 0.837 | 0.045 | Multigravida | 14.2 (1/7) | 25.4 (32/126) | | | Mode of delivery | | | | | Cesarean section | 71.4 (5/7) | 86.5 (109/126) | 0.579 | 0.308 | Vaginal delivery | 28.5 (2/7) | 13.4 (17/126) | | | Complications | | | | | Hypoglycemia | 57.1 (4/7) | 41.2 (52/126) | 0.664 | 0.189 | Acute renal insufficiency | 100 (7/7) | 50.7 (64/126) | 0.031 | 4.626 | ARDS | 42.8 (3/7) | 40.4 (51/126) | 1 | 0 | Coagulopathy | 57.1 (4/7) | 78.5 (99/126) | 0.392 | 0.732 | Encephalopathy | 42.8 (3/7) | 46 (58/126) | 1 | 0 | MODS | 57.1 (4/7) | 30.1 (38/126) | 0.281 | 1.16 | Outcomes | | | | | Maternal death | | | | | Cesarean section | 20 (1/5) | 12.8 (14/109) | 0.513 | | Vaginal delivery | 0 (0/2) | 35.2 (6/17) | 1 | | Perinatal/postnatal death | | | | | Cesarean section | 28.5 (2/7) | 8.9 (12/134) | 0.144 | | Vaginal delivery | 66.6 (2/3) | 28 (7/25) | 0.234 | |
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ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; MODS: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
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