Postpartum hemorrhage: early identification challenges

M Andrikopoulou, ME D'Alton - Seminars in perinatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The majority of maternal deaths associated with hemorrhage could be preventable. The …

The compensatory reserve for early and accurate prediction of hemodynamic compromise: a review of the underlying physiology

VA Convertino, MD Wirt, JF Glenn, BC Lein - Shock, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Shock is deadly and unpredictable if it is not recognized and treated in early stages of
hemorrhage. Unfortunately, measurements of standard vital signs that are displayed on …

Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis

A Borovac-Pinheiro, RC Pacagnella, JG Cecatti… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The current definition of is inadequate for early recognition of this important cause of
maternal death that is responsible for> 80,000 deaths worldwide in 2015. A stronger …

Shock index: an effective predictor of outcome in postpartum haemorrhage?

HL Nathan, A El Ayadi, NL Hezelgrave… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To compare the predictive value of the shock index (SI) with conventional vital
signs in postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), and to establish 'alert'thresholds for use in low …

Vital sign prediction of adverse maternal outcomes in women with hypovolemic shock: the role of shock index

AM El Ayadi, HL Nathan, PT Seed, EA Butrick… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To determine the optimal vital sign predictor of adverse maternal outcomes in
women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage and to develop …

Prediction of massive transfusion in trauma patients with shock index, modified shock index, and age shock index

CS Rau, SC Wu, SCH Kuo, K Pao-Jen… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Objectives: The shock index (SI) and its derivations, the modified shock index (MSI) and the
age shock index (Age SI), have been used to identify trauma patients with unstable …

The clinical utility of shock index to predict the need for blood transfusion and outcomes in trauma

A El-Menyar, P Goyal, E Tilley, R Latifi - Journal of Surgical Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of shock index (SI) to assess the need
for blood transfusion and predict the outcomes in trauma. Materials and methods We …

A review of postpartum hemorrhage in low‐income countries and implications for strengthening health systems

A Borovac‐Pinheiro, P Priyadarshani… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Disparities in PPH‐associated survival between high and low‐/middle‐income …

[HTML][HTML] Blood lactate concentration and shock index associated with massive transfusion in emergency department patients with primary postpartum haemorrhage

CH Sohn, YJ Kim, DW Seo, HS Won, JY Shim… - British Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background We hypothesised that lactate concentrations are independently associated with
massive transfusion in patients with primary postpartum haemorrhage. Moreover, combining …

Prehospital shock index and pulse pressure/heart rate ratio to predict massive transfusion after severe trauma: retrospective analysis of a large regional trauma …

J Pottecher, FX Ageron, C Fauché… - Journal of Trauma …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Early and accurate detection of severe hemorrhage is critical for a timely
trigger of massive transfusion (MT). Hemodynamic indices combining heart rate (HR) and …