From: Delayed cord clamping during elective cesarean deliveries: results of a pilot safety trial
Maternal Blood Loss –Indicator | DCC Pilot n = 39 Mean (SD) | HC n = 112 Mean (SD) | P value | Difference in Means/Risk (Risk difference expressed as percentage points) (95%CI) |
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EBL (mL) | 691 (218) n = 38 | 864 (442) n = 103 | 0.003 | − 174 (− 286, −81) |
Maternal Excess Blood Loss Indicator % yes (n/total) | % yes (n/total) | % yes (n/total) | ||
EBL > 800 mL | 21.6% (8/37) | 38.8% (40/103) | 0.074 | −17.2 (−2.0,32.3) |
PostOp/PreOp Hgb < 80% | 16.7% (6/36) | 20.6% (20/97) | 0.81 | −4.0 (−17.6, 13.5) |
PostOp transfusion | 2.7% (1/37) | 18.8% (21/112) | 0.016 | −16.0 (−25.2,-6.9) |
Newborn outcomes | ||||
Mean (SD) | ||||
Newborn Hemoglobin (mg/dL) | 16.8(2.0) n = 30 | 15.9(3.8) n = 10 | 0.35 | 0.8 (−1.8, 3.5) |
Admission temperature (°C) | 36.6(0.4) n = 37 | 36.7(0.4) n = 109 | 0.08 | −0.1 (− 0.3, 0.02) |
% yes (n/total) | ||||
Anemia (Hgb < 14.5 g/dL) | 3.3% (1/30) | 40.0% (4/10) | 0.010 | −36.7 (−69.2,-5.9) |
Cold stress /moderate hypothermia (temp ≤36.2 °C) | 27.0% (10/37) | 11.9% (13/109) | 0.038 | 15.1 (−0.02,32.6) |
NICU admission | 8.1% (3/37) | 7.1% 8/112 | 1.0 | 1.0 (−15.7,7.9) |