Indicators of prolonged hospital stay and rehospitalizations in hyperemesis gravidarum

Aims: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) can significantly impact the quality of life of pregnant women and is the primary factor leading to hospitalization during the first half of the pregnancy. The aim of this study is to determine the ability of basic laboratory indicators that determine the severity of HG and the indices that can be calculated from them to predict the total length of hospital stay and the number of recurrent hospitalizations. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on women diagnosed with HG at a tertiary hospital from 2018 to 2021. Following the application of the inclusion criteria, we included a total of 100 eligible patients with HG (study group) and 130 healthy pregnant women (control group). Subsequently, the groups were subjected to a comparative analysis. Results: The study group had higher levels of hemoglobin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), red blood cell (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), neutrophil, mean platelet volüme (MPV), ketonuria, and lower levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), eosinophil (p