Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Publications

• Research Article   
  Predictive value of complete blood count parameters in placenta accreta spectrum: A prospective cohort study
  Author(s): Ahmed Sherif Abd El Hamid*, Abd El Megeed Ismail Abd El Megeed, Rawhia Elsayed Mohammed Elsayed and Ahmed Mahmoud Hussein
  
  Background: During pregnancy, the CBC (Complete Blood Count) can be used to predict placental invasion anomalies. Studies have suggested that cancer cell invasion shares some similarities with trophoblast invasion. Objective: To determine the prognostic role of CBC parameters for the Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS). Patients and methods: We performed a prospective observational cohort study at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital from January 2019 to December 2019 on 160 pregnant patients diagnosed with the placenta accreta spectrum. In all cases, parameters of complete blood count, including lymphocyte, platelet count, Red cell Distribution Width (RDW), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and Mean Platelet Volume (MPV), were analyzed. Results: Among the patients studied, two subgroups wer.. Read More»
  

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