[Hemorrhage after Cesarean section].
BACKGROUND
Caesarean delivery may cause serious complications; haemorrhage is one of them.


METHODS
By the use of information registered in a database in 1997-99 at Rogaland Central Hospital, 978 cesarean deliveries were investigated.


RESULTS
Mean bleeding was 460 ml. 203 (20.8%) women had a blood loss of more than 500 ml and 17 (1.7%) of more than 1,500 ml. Multiple pregnancies, acute caesarean, general anaesthesia, increasing age of mother, high birth-weight, low gestational age, placenta praevia, abruptio placentae and arrest of delivery progression were associated with increased bleeding.


CONCLUSIONS
Several identifiable factors are associated with increased blood loss after caesarean delivery. Serious blood loss is rare.
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Nasjonalt Senter for Fostermedisin Regionsykehuset i Trondheim 7006 Trondheim. tme@robin.no
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D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors