Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section

N Yaegashi; A Chiba-Sekii; K Okamura

doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00184-8

Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2000 Jan;68(1):49-52. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00184-8.

Authors

N Yaegashi¹, A Chiba-Sekii, K Okamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. nyaegashi@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp

PMID: 10687838
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00184-8

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section*
Comorbidity
Emergencies
Female
Humans
Maternal Age
Placenta Previa / epidemiology*
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Uterine Hemorrhage / epidemiology*