Maternal morbidity after implementation of a postpartum hemorrhage protocol including use of misoprostol

Autor: Luis M. Esteban, Belén Rodríguez-Solanilla, Ricardo Savirón-Cornudella, Bremen De Mucio, Sergio Castán-Mateo, Gerardo Sanz, Ramiro Laborda-Gotor
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 140:198-204
ISSN: 0020-7292
Popis: Objective To compare maternal morbidity before and after implementation of a postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) protocol that included misoprostol. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed using data from 34 631 deliveries recorded at a Spanish hospital between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2014. The PPH protocol was implemented in 2009 and included use of misoprostol and the Bakri balloon. Results The pre-implementation and post-implementation groups comprised 9394 and 25 237 women, respectively. Women in the pre-implementation group tended to have lower hemoglobin levels than did those in the post-implementation group: 811 (8.6%) versus 1349 (5.3%) for levels less than 90 g/L, and 272 (2.9%) versus 497 (2.0%) for levels less than 80 g/L (both P
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