DETERMINATION OF CLOT RETRACTION IN PREGANANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE OWERRI, NIGERIA

  • Ijeoma Leticia Okoroiwu Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
  • Getrude Uzoma Obeagu Department of Nursing Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Keywords: clot retraction, pregnant women, antenatal clinic, platelet, thrombolytic agents

Abstract

This study was carried out to determined clot retraction on pregnant women. A total of 100 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Federal Medical Center Owerri were used in the study while 100 non- pregnant women were used as control. The platelet count was determined using the improved Neubauer ruled counting chamber and clot retraction time was also determined using the standardized method for clot retraction time. The platelet count level (230810± 6109.99) and clot retraction time (1.5606± 0.04390) were significantly decreased when compared with control (295900± 8114.29 and (1.6206± 0.05173) respectively (P< 0.05). Hence this result could probably suggest that pregnancy has effect on platelet count and clot retraction time and there is need for platelet court and clot retraction time to be determined during pregnancy especially when there is need for caesarean surgery

Published
2022-07-22
How to Cite
Okoroiwu, I. L., Obeagu, E. I., & Obeagu, G. U. (2022). DETERMINATION OF CLOT RETRACTION IN PREGANANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE OWERRI, NIGERIA. Madonna University Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences ISSN: 2814-3035, 2(2), 91-97. Retrieved from https://journal.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/index.php/medicine/article/view/67
Issue
Vol 2 No 2 (2022): MUJMHS
Section
Articles
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