Measuring Post-Partum Haemorrhage in Low-Resource Settings: The Diagnostic Validity of Weighed Blood Loss versus Quantitative Changes in Hemoglobin

BACKGROUND: Accurate estimation of blood loss is central to prompt diagnosis and management of post-partum hemorrhage (PPH), which remains a leading cause of maternal mortality in low-resource countries. In such settings, blood loss is often estimated visually and subjectively by attending health wo...

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Autores principales: Atukunda, Esther Cathyln, Mugyenyi, Godfrey Rwambuka, Obua, Celestino, Atuhumuza, Elly Bronney, Musinguzi, Nicholas, Tornes, Yarine Fajardo, Agaba, Amon Ganaafa, Siedner, Mark Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27050823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152408

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