Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition
Postpartum hemorrhage
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Brown, HL; Edwards, J; Small, M
January 1, 2017
Traditionally, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as blood loss in excess of 500 mL after a vaginal delivery and greater than 1000 mL following a cesarean delivery. Severe hemorrhage is the most common cause of maternal death worldwide accounting for approximately 25% of all maternal deaths.1More than one half of these deaths due to severe hemorrhage occur within 24 hours of delivery. In Africa and Asia, hemorrhage accounts for 30.8% and 33.9% of all direct obstetric mortality.1This amounts to approximately 140,000 deaths annually worldwide or one death every 4 minutes.2In the United States hemorrhage is among the top three causes for pregnancy-related death along with hypertensive disorders and embolism.3.
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Brown, H. L., Edwards, J., & Small, M. (2017). Postpartum hemorrhage. In Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition (pp. 277–298). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315382739
Brown, H. L., J. Edwards, and M. Small. “Postpartum hemorrhage.” In Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition, 277–98, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315382739.
Brown HL, Edwards J, Small M. Postpartum hemorrhage. In: Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition. 2017. p. 277–98.
Brown, H. L., et al. “Postpartum hemorrhage.” Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition, 2017, pp. 277–98. Scopus, doi:10.1201/9781315382739.
Brown HL, Edwards J, Small M. Postpartum hemorrhage. Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition. 2017. p. 277–298.
DOI
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9781498720564
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Start / End Page
277 / 298