postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
High dose tranexamic acid reduces blood loss in postpartum haemorrhage
... Introduction: Our purpose in conducting this study was to determine whether administration of high-dose tranexamic acid (TA) at the time of diagnosis of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) could reduce blood loss. ...
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Current research on carbetocin and implications for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
... Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries and is a significant contributor to severe maternal morbidity and long-term ...
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Uterus preserving surgery versus hysterectomy in the treatment of refractory postpartum haemorrhage in two tertiary maternity units in Cameroon: a cohort analysis of perioperative outcomes
... that postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, claiming 480,000 global maternal deaths between 2003 to 2009, of which ...
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Clinical performance and patient outcome after simulation based training in prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage: an educational intervention study in a low resource setting
... Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality. Prevention and adequate treatment are therefore important. However, most births in low-resource settings are not attended by ...
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The impact of the implementation of the postpartum haemorrhage management guidelines at the first regional perinatal centre in Southern Kazakhstan
... In our study, the PPH and severe PPH rate decreased following the implementation of the guidelines. This is in line with the several previous studies, where the de- crease in the PPH and severe PPH rates was reported ...
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Reporting postpartum haemorrhage with transfusion: a comparison of NSW birth and hospital data
... We compared the new ‘PPH requiring transfusion’ vari- able reported in the birth data with the previously validated ‘PPH with transfusion’ variable from the hospital data and demonstrated moderate agreement. PPH with ...
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Place of Tranexamic Acid and Fibrinogen Association in the Management of Severe Postpartum Haemorrhage
... Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a public health problem in the world and in Tunisia. Its severity criteria are not consensual in the literature; classical- ly, they associate: a blood loss greater than ...
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Women and their birth partners’ experiences following a primary postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative study
... Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is recognised as a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Although some studies have explored women’s experi- ences of PPH [6–10], these have focussed on severe PPH. ...
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Improving Postpartum Haemorrhage Management Using Simulation in Senegal: Midterm Results
... maternal deaths occur within 24 hours of childbirth, mostly due to excessive bleeding. Any pregnant woman may face a blood loss that could endanger her life at the time of delivery; anemic women are particularly ...
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Misoprostol for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN72263357]
... or postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the major cause of maternal deaths in many low-income ...to postpartum haemorrhage, the third most common cause ...from haemorrhage is about 1 in 100 ...
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Efficacy of tranexamic acid in preventing postpartum haemorrhage in vaginal delivery
... of postpartum haemorrhage as per WHO guidelines. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is classically defined as blood loss of 500mL or more after vaginal ...
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Paracervical clamps for treatment of uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage: a novel technique
... third stage of labour. The recurring theme of PPH is too little, too late. Because PPH is episodic in nature and almost always unexpected, birth attendants are not prepared to deal with it on a regular and recurring ...
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Is accurate and reliable blood loss estimation the 'crucial step' in early detection of postpartum haemorrhage: an integrative review of the literature
... This integrative review has revealed that most studies attempting to improve recognition and response to PPH have focussed on improving volume estimates of blood loss. However, it should not be assumed that because PPH ...
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Laboratory prediction of primary postpartum haemorrhage: a comparative cohort study
... We found that increasing haemoglobin concentrations were associated with a less likelihood of primary PPH and that women with [Hb] < 10 (moderate-severe an- aemia) were more likely to develop primary PPH. Anaemia is ...
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Tranexamic Acid versus Placebo for Prevention of Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage among High Risk Women Undergoing Caesarean Section in Abakaliki: A Randomized Controlled Trial
... to postpartum haemorrhage could be prevented or minimized with timely access to medica- tions and emergency care ...experience postpartum haemorrhage complications have no identifiable ...
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Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: cost consequences analysis of misoprostol in low resource settings
... Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) continues to be a lead- ing cause of maternal deaths, particularly in low-income countries [1, ...to haemorrhage, mostly in the post- partum period ...
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Trends and outcomes of postpartum haemorrhage, 2003 2011
... partum haemorrhage from ...with postpartum haemorrhage (aOR ...following postpartum haemorrhage included the extremes of maternal age, preterm birth, morbidly adherent placenta, ...
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Intravenous iron isomaltoside 1000 administered by high single dose infusions or standard medical care for the treatment of fatigue in women after postpartum haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
... Blood loss of up to 500 mL at delivery is considered to be a normal physiological mechanism that brings a woman’s haemoglobin value back to the pre-pregnancy level [1,2]. Severe postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) ...
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Influencing factors for high quality care on postpartum haemorrhage in the Netherlands: patient and professional perspectives
... To explore the influencing factors for high quality PPH- care from the professional perspective, four focus group interviews were conducted with four different groups of professionals involved in the Dutch PPH-care: 1. ...
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Identifying the risk: a prospective cohort study examining postpartum haemorrhage in a regional Australian health service
... is postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) ...obstetric haemorrhage [8], with the incidence of severe PPH (> 1000 ml) in Queensland doubling between 2001 (n = 1229; 2%) and 2016 (n = 1491; 3%) ...
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