Antenatal blood transfusion in South Africa: indications and practice in a high-HIV-prevalence setting.

CONCLUSION: Abortion and ectopic pregnancy with associated hemorrhage were the leading indications for antenatal transfusion and were concentrated in early gestation. By contrast, anemia was associated with HIV infection and transfusion in the third trimester.
PMID: 31909499 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Transfusion - January 6, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Bloch EM, Hull J, Green-Thompson R, Ingram C, Crookes RL, Fawcus S, Anthony J, Courtney L, Roubinian N, Jauregui A, Hilton JF, Murphy EL, NHLBI REDS-III South Africa Program Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research