What measured blood loss tells us about postpartum bleeding: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meta-analyses of postpartum blood loss and the effect of uterotonics are biased by visually estimated blood loss.

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review of measured postpartum blood loss with and without prophylactic uterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).

Search strategy

We searched Medline and PubMed terms (labour stage, third) AND (ergonovine, ergonovine tartrate, methylergonovine, oxytocin, oxytocics or misoprostol) AND (postpartum haemorrhage or haemorrhage) and Cochrane reviews without any language restriction.

Selection criteria

Refereed publications in the period 1988-2007 reporting mean postpartum blood loss, PPH (> or =500 ml) or severe PPH (> or =1000 ml) following vaginal births.

Data collection and analysis

SUBMITTER: Sloan NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2878601 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature