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17957996

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
39
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
Postpartum haemorrhage is a common and potentially serious complication of delivery. In clinical obstetrics, exact measurement of blood loss is often difficult. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is the most important intervention to treat the complications of this sustained blood loss. Despite the introduction of various new guidelines, the triggers for transfusion still vary widely between clinicians. Therefore, a prospective randomised multicentre trial, the 'Wellbeing of obstetric patients on minimal blood transfusions' (WOMB) study, was developed. This study assesses the effect of RBC transfusion on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the mother after delivery. Patients with a haemoglobin (Hb) level between 3.0 and 4.9 mmol/l and a blood loss of at least 1000 ml or a decrease of > 1.2 mmol/l in the Hb level are randomly assigned to receive RBC transfusion or not. A total of 400 patients will be included. Primary outcome is physical fatigue. The total follow-up period is 6 weeks. Currently, the study is ongoing in 10 hospitals in the Netherlands. The goal of this study is to develop a new transfusion policy based on Hb-levels as well as HRQoL criteria.
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
151
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2170-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Multicentre clinical study into the optimal blood transfusion policy in patients with postpartum haemorrhage: the 'Wellbeing of obstetric patients on minimal blood transfusions' (WOMB) study].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract