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. 2022 Feb 28;16:85. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03281-2

Table 1.

Summary of laboratory investigations of the case of postpartum spontaneous vulvar hematoma managed at Wollega University Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia, 2021

Time of investigations Laboratory tests Results
At admission CBC count WBC count 1760 cells/μl; RBC count 1.1 million cells/μL; hematocrit 10.3%a; platelet count 189,000 cells/μl; MCV 92.2 fL; MCH 30.6 picograms(pg)
Urinalysis Nonrevealing
RBG 145 mg/dl
Blood group B+
Abdominopelvic ultrasound Empty uterus, no peritoneal collection
VDRL Nonreactive
HBsAg Nonreactive
After procedure CBC count WBC count 1971 cells/μl; RBC count 1.4 million cells/μl; platelet count 177,000 cells/μl; MCV 92.1 fL; MCH 30.7 picograms(pg)
Hematocrit 12.9%b
Hematocrit 17.2%c

CBC complete blood count, WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, RBG random blood glucose, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin

aAt admission

bAfter the first transfusion

cAfter the second transfusion