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Table 2 The distribution of signs and symptoms in women with liver hematoma or rupture during pregnancy and puerperium*

From: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases

Sign and symptoms

Antepartum

Postpartum

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N

χ2

P

Hypertension

172 (85.6)

102 (86.4)

274

0.046

0.830

Upper abdominal pain

204 (85.7)

105 (78.9)

309

2.807

0.094

Hemodynamic instability

148 (62.2)

84 (62.7)

232

0.009

0.924

Shoulder pain

30 (12.7)

19 (14.3)

49

0.196

0.658

Nausea/vomiting

66 (28.1)

24 (18.0)

90

4.634

0.031

Distended abdomen

11 (4.7)

40 (30.1)

51

45.384

< 0.001

Right lobe

127 (71.8)

78 (69.6)

205

0.161

0.689

Left lobe

16 (9.0)

4 (3.6)

20

3.100

0.078

Both lobes affected

34 (19.2)

30 (26.8)

64

2.290

0.130

Hematoma

59 (23.6)

48 (34.0)

107

4.946

0.026

Rupture

191 (76.4)

93 (66.0)

284

Preeclampsia

147 (67.7)

93 (75.0)

240

1.994

0.158

HELLP syndrome

170 (82.1)

97 (80.2)

267

0.194

0.660

Eclampsia

19 (9.1)

12 (9.8)

31

0.103

0.748

  1. *Valid cases
  2. Test value for both, liver hematoma/rupture