Peripartum Hysterectomy Outcomes: Our Eleven-Year Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Aim To investigate the outcomes of peripartum hysterectomies (PHs) conducted to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality at a tertiary care hospital with 15,000 deliveries per year. Method Patients who underwent PHs during delivery and/or within 24 h of delivery between the years 2011–2022 were retr...

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Published in:	Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India Vol. 73; no. Suppl 2; pp. 185 - 190
Main Authors:	Akay, Arife, Akdaş Reis, Yıldız, Çelik, Susam, Fıratlıgil, Fahri Burçin, Engin Üstün, Yaprak
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi Springer India 01-12-2023
Subjects:	Gynecology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery Original Article Placenta acreata spectrum Uterine atony Peripartum hysterectomy Postpartum hemorrhage
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Summary:	Aim To investigate the outcomes of peripartum hysterectomies (PHs) conducted to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality at a tertiary care hospital with 15,000 deliveries per year. Method Patients who underwent PHs during delivery and/or within 24 h of delivery between the years 2011–2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Hysterectomies not performed in the peripartum period, cases that were managed by methods such as balloon tamponade, compression suture, or arterial ligation rather than hysterectomy, and hysterectomies performed before 20 weeks were excluded. Obstetric and demographic characteristics of the cases, as well as indications and outcomes of PH, were investigated. Results Among the 130 patients who underwent PH, 4 (3.04%) patients delivered vaginally, 1 (0.7%) patient delivered vaginally after cesarean section, 12 (9.2%) patients delivered by primary cesarean section, and 113 (86.9%) patients delivered by secondary cesarean section. Placenta accreta spectrum disorder was the reason for PH in 54.6% (n = 71) of the cases while 16.1% (n = 21) underwent PH due to uterine atony. The PH rate was 0.75 per 1000 births, and the maternal mortality rate was 7.6 per 1000 hysterectomies in this study. Conclusion Obstetricians in developed/ing countries support the active management of the third stage of labor mainly to mitigate the preventable risk factors of post-/peri-partum hemorrhage. The current study suggests that obstetricians need to focus on the placenta in order to reduce PH.
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ISSN:	0971-9202 0975-6434
DOI:	10.1007/s13224-023-01818-z