Capillary haemoglobin
Although the use of capillary haemoglobin was not statistically significant in differentiating between patients with massive bleeding, we found that a capillary haemoglobin value of 8.4 at 15 minutes has a sensitivity of 90% to identify patients at risk of reaching a critical condition if immediate resuscitation is not provided, and thus assist in the rapid and objective recognition of patients with severe postpartum haemorrhage (those who require massive transfusion during the immediate phase of resuscitation, including fluids and blood products) since patients with haemorrhage obstetrics requiring blood transfusion are a significant cause of maternal morbidity in our setting.