Estimation of blood loss during Caesarean section: An audit

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 572-575

  Khan, Fauzia A ^a   Khan, Mueenullah ^a   Ali, Asif ^a   Chohan, Ursula ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34247118711     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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