Intra-operative hemorrhage by blunt versus sharp expansion of the uterine
| Author | T Dabagh | en |
| Author | A Javadi | en |
| Author | M Rohani | en |
| Issued Date | 2007-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Abstract Background: Reduction in amount of bleeding during cesarean delivery has a considerable impact on maternal health. Objective: To determine whether the method used to expand the uterine incision for caesarean delivery affects the incidence of intra-operative hemorrhage. Methods: This was a clinical, single blind trial, carried out at Kosar Hospital, Qazvin (Iran) during 2003-2004. The study population consisted of 1000 women who were randomly subjected to cesarean delivery with sharp or blunt expansion method. Demographic information, pre- and 48 hr post-operative hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were recorded. The data were further analyzed using SPSS software, chi-square pair, and t-test. Findings: Compared with the blunt group, change in mean hematocrit (4.18±2.8 versus 3.36±2.7 or 10.9% versus 8.92%, p | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Keywords: Cesarean | en |
| Keyword | Uterine Incision | en |
| Keyword | Intra-Operative Hemorrhage | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Intra-operative hemorrhage by blunt versus sharp expansion of the uterine | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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