title: [Immediate response team. 59 cases with obstetric hemorrhage].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The lack of diagnosis as well as an appropriate medical and/or surgical treatment, due to an inefficient work team, contributes to the mortality associated to obstetric hemorrhage. The aim of this article is to analyze 59 cases in which the immediate response team (ERI) was implemented in patient with obstetric hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective/prospective, observational, traverse and descriptive study in which 59 cases with obstetric hemorrhage and their attention by means of ERI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  59 patients with the diagnosis of obstetric hemorrhage were studied. The mean age of patients was 30.2 ± 6.8 years. The main reason that originated the obstetric hemorrhage, was abruption placenta followed by uterine atony. The place in which where the ERI was more frequently implemented was the expulsion room and in 93.2 % of the cases the doctor was who begin it. In 71.2 % it was not necessary to transfuse globular package. Only one surgery was carried out in 52.5 % of the cases and two in 28.8 %. The 90.1 % of women didn't pass to intensive care unit, 8.5 % went in, and 1.7 % was transferred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results obtained in this study the application of ERI was in a correct, integrated and standardized way.
authors.affiliation: Dirección General, Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia 4, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. drsebastiancarranza@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Óscar Arturo
authors.initials: ÓA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Johana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Portillo-Durán
authors.forename: José Ángel
authors.initials: JÁ
authors.lastname: Tamés-Reyeros
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martínez-Chéquer
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carranza-Lira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Emergency medical services; Hemorrhage; Obstetrics