Focused abdominal compression as a means to control post-partum hysterectomy hemorrhage: A case report

Authors : Mayuri Ahuja, S Gulati, Neerja Goel, Shehla Jamal

DOI : 10.18231/2394-2754.2018.0062

Volume : 5

Issue : 2

Year : 0

Page No : 287-289

Placenta accreta is a life threatening obstetric condition that requires multidisciplinary approach for its management. Presently we document one such case of placenta accreta diagnosed intraoperatively during caesarean section where patient continued to bleed despite peripartum hysterectomy and eventually hemostasis was achieved by focused vault compression.

Keywords: MRI, Posterior placenta accreta, Ultrasonography, Peripartum hysterectomy, Umbrella packing, Abdominal packing


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