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Risk factors for blood transfusion in singleton pregnancy deliveries in Taiwan.
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PMID:  22356759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate risk factors for blood transfusion in pregnancy. METHODS: In a population-based study, data from all women with singleton pregnancies (n=225 304) admitted for delivery in Taiwanese hospitals in 2002 were obtained from the National Health Insurance claims database. To identify risk factors for blood transfusion, a logistic regression model with generalized estimating equation was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for characteristics of the pregnant women, hospitals, clinics, and obstetricians. RESULTS: The incidence of blood transfusion was 1.43%. Cesarean delivery, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and repeat cesarean delivery had higher rates of blood transfusion than vaginal delivery, with an OR of 7.2 (95% CI, 6.38-8.02), 4.2 (95% CI, 2.52-6.87), and 5.9 (95% CI, 5.06-6.80), respectively. Other risk factors included extremes of age; pregnancies complicated by prepartum hemorrhage, placenta previa, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, anemia, or systemic lupus erythematosus; and obstetricians with low or mid-to-low numbers of deliveries. CONCLUSION: The study has identified risk factors for blood transfusion in pregnancy on the basis of a nationwide database and provides useful information for obstetric practice. For women with a history of cesarean delivery, vaginal delivery might be considered owing to its lower incidence of transfusion.
Authors:
Hei-Jen Jou; Hsin-Wen Hung; Yuan-Horng Yan; Shiao-Chi Wu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-2-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-3479     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0210174     Medline TA:  Int J Gynaecol Obstet     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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