BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Multicenter Study
Peripartum hysterectomy in the UK: management and outcomes of the associated haemorrhage.
To identify women undergoing peripartum hysterectomy in the UK and to describe the causes, management and outcome of the associated haemorrhage. ⋯ For each woman who dies in the UK following peripartum hysterectomy, more than 150 survive. The associated haemorrhage is managed in a variety of ways and not universally according to existing guidelines. Further investigation of the outcomes following some of the more innovative therapies for control of haemorrhage is needed.