How we manage the haematological aspects of major obstetric haemorrhage

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-188

  Allard, Shubha ^a   Green, Laura ^a   Hunt, Beverley J ^b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Pregnancy; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COOPERATION; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOSTASIS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION THROMBOELASTOMETRY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

HAEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TRANSFUSION;

BLOOD COAGULATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84891623481     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12605     Document Type: Review

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