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Anesthesia and Intensive Care Management of Bleeding During Pregnancy

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Obstetrical hemorrhage can be defined in many ways. Any blood loss >500 ml for a vaginal delivery or >1,000 ml following cesarean section is considered abnormal. Definitions of major obstetrical hemorrhage vary, but it can be defined as a blood loss in excess of 1,500 ml, a hemoglobin drop of >4 g/dl, or an immediate transfusion of four units of red blood cells [1].

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Taylor, J.A., Plaat, F. (2011). Anesthesia and Intensive Care Management of Bleeding During Pregnancy. In: Sheiner, E. (eds) Bleeding During Pregnancy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9810-1_13

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