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Massive obstetric hemorrhage due to placenta previa/accreta with prior cesarean section
Author(s) -
Manyonda I.T.,
Varma T.R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90236-x
Subject(s) - placenta previa , medicine , placenta accreta , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , placenta , placenta diseases , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , physics , optics , biology
There is a high association between anterior placenta previa, placenta accreta and previous cesarean section. We report three cases which illustrate the particular danger of massive hemorrhage posed by placenta previa/accreta in a scarred uterus. As the incidence of cesarean section continues to rise worldwide, the problem of placenta previa/accreta is likely to become more common. We emphasize the need for each obstetric unit to have a protocol for dealing with massive hemorrhage.