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ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 2012, Article ID 854064, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/854064
Clinical Study

A Retrospective Analysis of Transfusion Management for Obstetric Hemorrhage in a Japanese Obstetric Center

Shigetaka Matsunaga,1 Hiroyuki Seki,1 Yoshihisa Ono,1 Hideyoshi Matsumura,1 Yoshihiko Murayama,1 Yasushi Takai,1 Masahiro Saito,1 Satoru Takeda,1 and Hiroo Maeda2

1Center for Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
2Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8550, Japan

Received 12 September 2011; Accepted 24 October 2011

Academic Editors: F. M. Reis and C. Romero

Copyright © 2011 Shigetaka Matsunaga et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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