Is accurate and reliable blood loss estimation the 'crucial step' in early detection of postpartum haemorrhage: An integrative review of the literature

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hancock, Angela ^a   Weeks, Andrew D ^b   Lavender, Dame Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss estimation; Early diagnosis; Evaluation strategies; Postpartum haemorrhage; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILDBIRTH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BIRTH; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; FEMALE; LABOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84942326862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0653-6     Document Type: Article

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