Postpartum spontaneous vulvar hematoma as a cause of maternal near miss: a case report and review of the literature

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

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