An inverse association between the use of a LHA in patients with PPH due to bleeding of the placental bed and the need to perform an emergency obstetric hysterectomy was observed. Additionally there was a significant reduction in the mean duration of hospital stay, use of hemoderivatives and admission to the ICU.
RepoRte de caso Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2013;64:67-71 Resumen Objetivo: realizar una revisión de la literatura sobre la epidemiología, etiología, diagnóstico y manejo de la ruptura de vasos uterinos en el embarazo. Materiales y métodos: Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 32 años quien desarrolla un hemoperitoneo espontáneo en el puerperio inmediato, secundario a la ruptura de los vasos uterinos superficiales en el Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, instituto de cuarto nivel, que atiende pacientes del aseguramiento contributivo privado. Se realizó una laparotomía e histerectomía de urgencia en la que se encontró tejido endometrial en cara posterior del útero y en fondo de saco posterior con sangrado venoso activo. Se realizó una
AbstRActObjective: To undertake a review of the literature on the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and management of uterine vessel ruptures in pregnancy.
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