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Blood Transfusion Practices in Obstetrics: Our Experience

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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.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AFMC, Pune, India

    Sushil Chawla, Maj H. K. Bal, Brig Shakti Vardhan, Col T. Jose & Ipsita Sahoo

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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.

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An informed consent was obtained from all the individual participants in the study.

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Sushil Chawla is a Surgeon Captain and Associate Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AFMC; Maj H. K. Bal is an Assistant Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AFMC; Brig Shakti Vardhan is a Professor and HOD in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AFMC; Col T. Jose is an Associate Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AFMC; and Ipsita Sahoo is a Assistant Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AFMC.

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Chawla, S., Bal, M.H.K., Vardhan, B.S. et al. Blood Transfusion Practices in Obstetrics: Our Experience. J Obstet Gynecol India 68, 204–207 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-018-1092-x

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