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Feldman N, Skoll A, Sibai B. The incidence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990;163(3):855-8doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o.
Feldman, N., Skoll, A., & Sibai, B. (1990). The incidence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 163(3), 855-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o
Feldman, N, et al. "The incidence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology vol. 163,3 (1990): 855-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o
Feldman N, Skoll A, Sibai B. The incidence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Sep;163(3):855-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o. PMID: 2169706.
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Sep;163(3):855-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o.

The incidence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

N Feldman, A Skoll, B Sibai

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis.

PMID: 2169706 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91083-o

Abstract

To determine the incidence of fetomaternal hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean section, Kleihauer-Betke tests were performed in the immediate postoperative period on 199 parturients. Some degree of hemorrhage was detected in 18.5% of patients, with 2.5% demonstrating greater than 30 ml of fetal blood. Comparison of groups on the basis of indication for cesarean delivery revealed no difference in rates of fetal hemorrhage. Because patients with greater than 30 ml of fetal blood would not be adequately protected from Rh sensitization by the standard 300 micrograms dose of Rh immune globulin, we recommend screening all Rh-negative patients undergoing cesarean section for the presence of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage.

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