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Emergency Hysterectomy for Obstetric Hemorrhage

From the Department of Obstetrics and Cynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, and Women's Hospital, Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

From 1978 to 1982, 70 cases of emergency hysterectomy for obstetric hemorrhage were performed at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Women's Hospital. Sixty hysterectomies followed cesarean section, and ten were performed for hemorrhage after vaginal delivery. The most common indication for hysterectomy was atony (43%) followed by placenta accreta (307c), uterine rupture (13%), extension of a low transverse incision (10%), and leiomyomata preventing uterine closure and hemostasis (4%). Hysterectomies performed for atony had a significant association with the following factors when compared to hysterectomies performed for other indications: 1) amnionitis, 2) cesarean section for labor arrest, 3) oxytocin augmentation of labor, 4) MgSO₄ infusion, and 5) fetal weight. Fifty-seven percent of hysterectomies performed for placenta accreta were associated with a previous cesarean section. During the study period, 53% of all patients presenting at term with both a placenta previa and one or more previous cesarean sections, subsequently underwent hysterectomy for placenta accreta. Even with a broad inclusion of risk factors, only 74% of patients developing a hemorrhagic complication leading to hysterectomy can be identified before delivery.

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