O72
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Admission under the Department of Obstetrics or Gynaecology. Delivery occurred during the hospital stay. Transfusion of at least one unit of packed red blood cells directly related to delivery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Missing or incomplete transfusion documentation in the patient record. No mention of postpartum or obstetric haemorrhage in discharge summary, operation report, transfusion documentation or clinical notes. No plausible temporal or clinical relationship between birth and transfusion. Transfusion given for a reason other than haemorrhage (e.g., chronic anaemia or other underlying condition). Patients under 18 years of age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to create and analyse a database of all cases of severe peripartum haemorrhage at St. Joseph Hospital Berlin between 2010 and 2020 in which at least one transfusion of packed red blood cells occurred. The analysis will include extraction of risk factors, treatment measures and clinical outcomes from patient records. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of temporal trends, associations between risk factors and severity of haemorrhage (e.g., number of packed red cell units transfused), and validation of the collected parameters for use in future prospective studies. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
St Joseph Krankenhaus Berlin