Role of internal iliac artery ligation in postpartum haemorrhage
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
Postpartum haemorrhage in pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing countries. An estimated blood loss in excess of 500 ml following vaginal birth or loss of greater than 1000 ml following caesarean section often has been used for the diagnosis of postpartum haemorrhage. Even with an accurate measurement method quantity of blood lost is often less importance than the effect it has on the women, which depends on her blood volume and any underlying health factor. For that reason, it has been suggested that a useful definition taken into account as any blood loss that cause a major physiological change, as the risk of dying from pph depends not only on amount and rate of blood loss but also on health of mother. Present paper aim is to share author’s experience about. Procedure i.e. internal iliac ligation which is surgical procedure and help in arresting postpartum haemorrhage. Study was done over a period of 5 years at tertiary healthcare centre and result was found that haemorrhage could be arrested in all cases.
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Shirish S Dulewad, Priyanka Shelkar, Shankar Chavan
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