PREGNANCY

THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATIONS

Abstract

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).