Postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, and uterine
atony is the leading cause of postpartum hemorrhage. Risk factors for uterine atony include …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, indications, risk factors, outcomes, and
management of emergency peripartum hysterectomy globally and to compare outcomes …

Increase in the prevalence of hysterectomy among low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) such as India has become a significant concern. Reports based on either a …

Background Evidence of hysterectomy in India is limited mainly due to lack of information in
large-scale nationally representative health surveys. In 2015–16, the fourth National Family …

Introduction Peripartum hysterectomy is a surgical procedure performed for severe obstetric
complications such as major obstetric hemorrhage. The prevalence of peripartum …

Introduction A peripartum hysterectomy is typically performed as a lifesaving procedure in
obstetrics to manage severe postpartum hemorrhage. Severe hemorrhages that lead to …

Objective To identify changing trends in peripartum hysterectomy (PH), both elective.
cesarean hysterectomy and emergency cesarean hysterectomy, at a single training and …

Background and Objectives: Emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH) is a life-saving
surgical procedure performed when medical and surgical conservative measures fail to …

Postpartum hemorrhage is a life‐threatening situation, in which hysterectomy can be
performed to prevent maternal death. However, it is associated with high rates of maternal …

Purpose To identify differences in mortality or length of hospital stay for mothers treated with
uterine artery embolization (UAE) or hysterectomy for severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) …