The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
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Niger Postgrad Med J · Jan 2019
Comparison of visual estimation of intra-operative blood loss with haemoglobin estimation in patients undergoing caesarean section.
Obstetrical haemorrhage is a potentially preventable cause of maternal morbidity and mortality; and measurements of surgical blood loss (BL) are often inaccurate. Accurate BL estimation is paramount as it may substantially alter the timing of interventions to control haemorrhage. The study compares the assessment of intra-operative BL by visual estimation with BL calculated from haemoglobin estimation using the HemoCue®201+. ⋯ This study showed that visually EBL was closely related to HemoCue CBL when the quantity of BL was <500 ml.
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Niger Postgrad Med J · Jan 2019
Demographic characteristics and causes of death for persons brought in dead to emergency department of a Tertiary Health Facility in South-West Nigeria.
Identifying the demographic characteristics and causes of death in persons 'brought-in-dead' (BID) will inform possible strategies for the prevention of their occurrence. ⋯ Non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of death in persons 'BID'. Deaths from medical conditions, especially heart failure, occurred mainly in the elderly. Deaths from trauma and haemorrhage occurred predominantly in the young.