Open AccessComparison of visual estimation of intra-operative blood loss with haemoglobin estimation in patients undergoing caesarean section
Author(s) -
Sampson Uzo Anya,
FA Onyekwulu,
Elias Onuora
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_164_18
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , limits of agreement , blood loss , surgery , anesthesia , nuclear medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Obstetrical haemorrhage is a potentially preventable cause of maternal morbidity and mortality; and measurements of surgical blood loss (BL) are often inaccurate. Accurate BL estimation is paramount as it may substantially alter the timing of interventions to control haemorrhage. The study compares the assessment of intra-operative BL by visual estimation with BL calculated from haemoglobin estimation using the HemoCue®201+.