Table 1 Summary of the hitherto published studies relating to pregnancy complications in patients with severe OHSS
From: Pregnancy outcome in severe OHSS patients following ascitic/plerural fluid drainage
Abramov et al.[14] | Wiser et al.[15] | Courbiere et al.[16] | Haas et al.[17] | Present study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All pregnancies | 125 | ||||
Number of pregnancies | 68 | 165 | 40 | ||
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 35.8 ± 3.0 | 37 ± 1.5 | |||
Birth weight (grams) | 2221 ± 252 | ||||
Cesarean Section rate (%) | 44.1 | ||||
Preterm labor < 37 wks (%) | 44 | 36 | |||
Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (%) | 13.2 | 21.2 | |||
IUGR (%) | 1.5 | ||||
Gestational Diabetes (%) | 5.9 | 6 | |||
IUFD (%) | 1.5 | ||||
Adnexal torsion (%) | 5 | 4.8 | |||
Thromboembolism (%) | 1.5 | 10 | 1.6 | ||
Paracentesis (%) | 2.5 | 32.8 | |||
Singleton pregnancies | |||||
Number of pregnancies | 29 | 101 | 31 | 78 | 16 |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 37.2 ± 3.2 | 39 ± 1.9 | 37.9 ± 3.3 | ||
Birth weight (grams) | 2785 ± 356 | 3045 ± 544 | 3032 ± 545 | 2854 ± 610 | 37.3 ± 5.9 |
Cesarean Section rate (%) | 24.1 | 24 | 28.2 | 43.75 | |
Preterm labor < 37 wks (%) | 28 | 1 | 20.5 | 12.5 | |
Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (%) | 6.9 | 8.9 | 0 | ||
IUGR (%) | 2.6 | ||||
Gestational Diabetes (%) | 9.9 | 17.9 | 0 | ||
IUFD (%) | 1.2 | 6.2 | |||
Adnexal torstion (%) | 12.5 | ||||
Thromboembolism (%) | 6.2 | ||||
Paracentesis (%) | 100 |