Peripartum hysterectomy for primary postpartum haemorrhage: incidence and maternal morbidity.
This was a retrospective analysis of postpartum emergency hysterectomy performed between 1988-2003, to study incidence indicators, risk factors and complications. We included any women who required emergency hysterectomy to control major postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) after delivery, following a pregnancy of at least 24 weeks' gestation, regardless of the mode of delivery. We excluded cases that required a hysterectomy for gynaecological reasons. There were 18 cases of emergency hysterectomy (14 caesarean hysterectomy and four postpartum hysterectomy, after vaginal delivery), giving a rate of 0.36/1,000 deliveries. Overall, the most common indication for hysterectomy was placenta accreta (28%) and uterine atony (28%). Although there was no maternal death, intra- and postoperative complications were prevalent including cardiac arrest (1), disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (4), pulmonary oedema (1), septicaemia (1), and bladder injury (1). Placenta accreta is becoming a leading cause of emergency postpartum hysterectomy. Although hysterectomy is a life saving operation, it is associated with high maternal morbidity.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome