Developing and Implementing Nursing Care Protocol Regarding Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 18, Volume 7, Issue 17, June 2019, Pages 173-180 PDF (874.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.56980 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hind A. Sayed1; Hamida A Abd El hafez2; Ali M El Saman3 | ||
| 1Nursing Specialist at Women's Health Hospital in Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Obstetric & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological, Faculty of Medicin, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. PPH is defined as any blood loss >500 ml following vaginal delivery and >1000 ml after cesarean section. It can also be defined as fall in hematocrit >10% or blood loss >15% of total blood volume, or 10% measured per partum decline in hemoglobin levels. Aim of the study: the aim of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effect of Developing and implementing Nursing Care protocol regarding management of postpartum hemorrhage on Patients outcomes and complications. Setting: This study was conducted at Assiut Women's Health Hospital, postpartum unit .Sample: Purposive sample with a total of 140 Postpartum Hemorrhage patients was recruited, divided into two groups (control and study) 70 patients for each group Result: this study found that a significant difference between the routine and designed protocol in nursing management of postpartum hemorrhage . these findings show that the patient outcomes improved in study cases when compared with control cases which appeared in stop of bleeding 95.7% in study group, 82.8% in control group and conscious level 87.1%in study group,78.6 in control group with normal conscious level Conclusion: This research concluded that nursing care protocol was effective in reducing postpartum hemorrhage outcome and complications. Recommendations: clearly written Postpartum Hemorrhage management protocol, adapted for a particular hospital, should be developed and used in clinical practice. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Implementing; Nursing; Protocol; Management & Postpartum Hemorrhage | ||
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