Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Mississippi Protocol (MP) to treat HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome.

Methods: Uniform early initiation of MP (corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, systolic blood pressure control) was studied prospectively in patients admitted with severe preeclampsia/class 1 or class 2 HELLP syndrome.

Results: One hundred and ninety patients between 2000 and 2007 received MP without suffering maternal death, stroke, or liver rupture. Only 39 of 163 patients (24%) not class 1 when MP began progressed to class 1 disease; only 18.2% of class 1 and 2.4% of class 2 subsequently developed major maternal morbidity.

Conclusion: Early initiation of MP inhibits HELLP syndrome disease progression and severity.

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