title: Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section.
abstract: The combination of prior cesarean section and placenta previa is an especially ominous risk factor for emergency postpartum hysterectomy and life-threatening bleeding following placental removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. nyaegashi@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaegashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiba-Sekii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D015897:Comorbidity; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*