Maternal platelets in missed abortion; from a clinical perspective.

OBJECTIVE

To assess the significance of platelet indices, mean platelet volume, and platelet distribution width in patients with missed abortion as an earlier and cost-benefit screening test.

METHODS

The prospective case-control study was conducted at the University Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, from April to September 2021, and comprised women with missed abortion as well as healthy controls. Anthropometric parameters were recorded alongside complete blood count, platelet count, mean platelet volume, and platelet distribution width were evaluated and compared between the two groups. Data was analysed using Medcalc 20.

RESULTS

Of the 60 subjects, 30(50%) were cases with a mean age of 27.8±6.1 years, and 30(50%) were healthy controls with a mean age of 25.7±5.2 years (P>0.05). All platelets parameters were significantly high among the cases compared to the controls (P<0.05).

CONCLUSION

Platelet distribution width was found to have the highest sensitivity in predicting missed abortion.