Postpartum shock and uterine inversion.
A 21-year-old woman, para 1 + 0, developed profound postpartum shock secondary to acute inversion of the uterus. Fundal re-inversion was achieved by prompt manual replacement of the uterus from below. An aggressive approach to uterine inversion is the keystone of success.
Bassaw
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Mount Hope Women's Hospital, Trinidad.
Roopnarinesingh
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology