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01-12-2008 | Case Report

Secondary postpartum hemorrhage following placental site vessel subinvolution: a case report

Authors: Lama Al-Mehaisen, Oqba Al-Kuran, Zouhair O. Amarin, Ismail Matalka, Soha Beitawi, Alia Muhtaseb

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 6/2008

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Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an obstetric emergency that can follow vaginal or cesarean delivery. It is a major cause of shock, renal failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, coagulopathy and Sheehan’s syndrome. PPH is one of the top five causes of maternal mortality in both high-income and low-income countries, with a much lower absolute risk of death in the former [1]. …

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Title: Secondary postpartum hemorrhage following placental site vessel subinvolution: a case report
Authors: Lama Al-Mehaisen
Oqba Al-Kuran
Zouhair O. Amarin
Ismail Matalka
Soha Beitawi
Alia Muhtaseb
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0625-4

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