Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Causes
- Prolonged Labor
- Infection
- Obesity
- Medications to induce labor
- Medications to stop contractions
- Tear in the cervix or vaginal tissues
- General Anesthesia
- Abruptio Placenta
- Placenta Previa
- assisted delivery
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Overdistended Uterus
- Gestational Hypertension
- Blood Clotting Disorder
- Placenta Percreta
- Placenta Accreta
- Signs & Symptoms
- increased heart rate
- uncontrolled bleeding
- decreased blood pressure
- lightheadedness
- low red blood cell count
- swelling and pain in tissue in the vagina
- Treatment
- Laparotomy
- Blood Transfusion
- Removal of
placental pieces that
remain in the uterus
- Bakri Balloon/Foley Catheter
- Tying off of
bleeding blood
vessels using
uterine
- Compression sutures
- Medication
- Trendelberg
- Manual massage of the uterus
- Examination of the
uterus and other
pelvic tissues