Emergency peripartum hysterectomy: our experience

ConclusionUterine atony was the most common indication for EPH. The most important step to avoid performing EPH is to calculate patients ’ risks for postpartum bleeding. Postpartum haemorrhage may not be preventable, but when it happens, obstetricians must be prepared to perform EPH, and in high-risk patients, to perform internal iliac artery ligation.

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Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - October 31, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research