Volume : X, Issue : VII, July - 2020

PLACENTA PREVIA AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Dr Bishnu Prasad Das, Diksha Agarwala, Indira Dokania

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Background Placenta previa is abnormal placentation in lower uterine segment near or over os.In placenta previa there is bleeding and this is from the thinned out lower segment,which does not contract as well as the upper uterine segment.It is the leading cause for major obstetric haemorrhage among pregnant patients in antenatal period and a potential factor for increased maternal mortality rate in pregnancy.Here the aim is to study the need of blood transfusion in placenta previa. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted on 69 patients with placenta previa.They underwent LSCS.The surgery was kept as elective LSCS in non bleeding patient and as an emergency LSCS in bleeding patient.The primary outcome was to find the need of blood transfusion for peripartum blood loss. RESULTS Out of 69 patients ,40 were emergency surgery(58%) and rest 29 were elective surgery(42%).It was found that 92.8% required blood transfusion.71.1% needed 1–2 units,15.9% needed 3–4 units and 5.8% needed >4 units of blood.21 cases out of 29 elective cases needed blood transfusion(72.4%). CONCLUSION Majority of the patients with placenta previa undergoing caesarean section need blood transfusion for peripartum blood loss.

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PLACENTA PREVIA AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION, DR BISHNU PRASAD DAS, DIKSHA AGARWALA, INDIRA DOKANIA INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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