Prophylactic Hypogastric Artery Ligation during Placenta Percreta Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Prophylactic Hypogastric Artery Ligation during Placenta Percreta Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract Objective To evaluate if prophylactic hypogastric artery ligation (HAL) decreases surgical blood loss and blood products transfused. Study Design This is a retrospective cohort study comparing patients with placenta percreta undergoing prophylactic HAL at the time...

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Main Authors: Theresa Kuhn, Kristina Martimucci, Abdulla Al-Khan, Robyn Bilinski, Stacy Zamudio, Jesus Alvarez-Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-04-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
abnormally invasive placentation
placenta percreta
cesarean hysterectomy
hemorrhage
hypogastric artery ligation
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1666793

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