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Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section
Author(s) -
Yaegashi N,
ChibaSekii A,
Okamura K
Publication year - 2000
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/s0020-7292(99)00184-8
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta previa , hysterectomy , obstetrics , placenta , gynecology , placenta diseases , maternal morbidity , postpartum haemorrhage , pregnancy , surgery , fetus , genetics , biology
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.