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Limitations of Gravimetric Quantitative Blood Loss during Cesarean Delivery AJP REPORTS Thurer, R. L., Doctorvaladan, S., Carvalho, B., Jelks, A. T. 2022; 12 (01): E36-E40

Abstract

Objective This study examined the accuracy, sources of error, and limitations of gravimetric quantification of blood loss (QBL) during cesarean delivery. Study Design Blood loss determined by assays of the hemoglobin content on surgical sponges and in suction canisters was compared with QBL in 50 parturients. Results QBL was moderately correlated to the actual blood loss ( r ?=?0.564; p ?

View details for DOI 10.1055/s-0041-1742267

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View details for PubMedID 35141034

View details for PubMedCentralID PMC8816625