Calibrated delivery drape versus indirect gravimetric technique for the measurement of blood loss after delivery: A randomized trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ambardekar, Shubha ^a   Shochet, Tara ^b   Bracken, Hillary ^b   Coyaji, Kurus ^a   Winikoff, Beverly ^b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Postpartum blood loss; Postpartum blood measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL DRAPE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; BLOOD VOLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; METABOLISM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL DRAPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908170521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-276     Document Type: Article

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