Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section.
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.
Yaegashi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. nyaegashi@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp
Chiba-Sekii
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Okamura
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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*