title: [Application of emergency hysterectomy on severe postpartum hemorrhage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the value of emergency hysterectomy on arresting severe postpartum hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was performed on 10 cases of hysterectomy by reason of postpartum hemorrhage between Jan 1990 and Dec 2000.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were severe postpartum hemorrhage that couldn't be controlled by conservative treatment. Among them, there were 5 cases of DIC, 2 cases of placental adherence, 1 case each of uterine atony, uterine rupture and infection of uterine incision. Blood loss averaged 2,427 ml. All the 10 patients were recovered. Emergency hysterectomy was related to times of gestation and delivery and also to delivery pattern.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emergency hysterectomy is one of the effective methods on arresting severe postpartum hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Jiangmen Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guangdong Province, Jiangmen 529000, China.
authors.forename: Kun-yi
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xin-ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xiao-yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yu-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-xing
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies