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. 2018 Jun;68(3):204-207.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-018-1092-x. Epub 2018 Feb 16.

Blood Transfusion Practices in Obstetrics: Our Experience

Sushil Chawla  1 , Maj H K Bal  1 , Brig Shakti Vardhan  1 , Col T Jose  1 , Ipsita Sahoo  1
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Blood Transfusion Practices in Obstetrics: Our Experience

Sushil Chawla et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: To ascertain and analyze the indications for transfusion of blood components in obstetric practice at our center.

Materials and methods: A prospective observational study was conducted to analyze the various indications for transfusion of blood components in a tertiary care hospital.

Results: 1.3% of all obstetric patients from our center had blood components transfusion during the study period. Postpartum hemorrhage, placental causes and anemia are the commonest causes for need of transfusion in obstetric practice.

Keywords: Blood transfusion in obstetrics; Component therapy; Postpartum hemorrhage.

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Compliance with Ethical StandardsThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.The authors that all procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.An informed consent was obtained from all the individual participants in the study.

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