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We speculated that the same associations existed with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective case\u2013control study at a tertiary care hospital in NY (USA), in the time frame between January 2016 and December 2018. Our population consisted of pregnant women in the first trimester: We compared patients with HELLP syndrome (cases) with healthy patients (controls) matched by age, body mass index (BMI), parity, and race. Patients with preeclampsia, infection, and fever were excluded. Venous blood samples were obtained as part of the routine work-up during the first prenatal visit in the first trimester, which includes a CBC. The main outcomes were NLR and PLR, and the secondary outcomes were hemoglobin, RDW, platelet count, MPV, neutrophils, and lymphocytes. Results: There were 10 patients in each group. There were no differences in NLR and PLR levels and other CBC components between the two groups. Conclusions: In our study NLR, PLR, and other CBC components did not predict HELLP syndrome. We speculate that HELLP syndrome has a sudden increase of tissue inflammation in the third trimester that is not manifested during the early phases of placentation. Larger studies are needed to evaluate the true ability of NLR, PLR, and CBC components to predict HELLP syndrome in the first trimester.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina55060219","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,28]],"date-time":"2019-05-28T11:18:09Z","timestamp":1559042289000},"page":"219","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Complete Blood Count Components in the First Trimester Do Not Predict HELLP Syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"55","author":[{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Sisti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx, NY 10451, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Faraci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx, NY 10451, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx, NY 10451, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ruchi","family":"Upadhyay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx, NY 10451, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ferrazzi, E., Stampalija, T., Monasta, L., Di Martino, D., Vonck, S., and Gyselaers, W. 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