Women receiving massive transfusion due to postpartum hemorrhage: A comparison over time between two nationwide cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Incidence of massive transfusion after birth was high in the Netherlands between 2004 and 2006 compared with other high-income countries. This study investigated incidence, causes, management and outcome of women receiving massive transfusion due to postpartum hemorrhage in the Netherlands in more recent years.

Material and methods

Data for all pregnant women who received eight or more units of packed red blood cells from a gestational age of 20 weeks and within the first 24 hours after childbirth, during 2011 and 2012, were obtained from a nationwide retrospective cohort study, including 61 hospitals with a maternity unit in the Netherlands.

Results

Incidence of massive transfusion due to postpartum hemorrhage decreased to 65 per 100 000 births (95% CI 5

SUBMITTER: Ramler PI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593418 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature