Obstrtrical Hemorrhage Flashcards
Improper implantation of placenta at the LUS
Multipara
Placenta previa
Painless vaginal bleeding
Placenta Previa
Vasa Previa
Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
Vasa Previa
Emergency CS
Significant unexplained vaginal bleeding after 20 w AOG High frequency UC Uterine tenderness Fetal distress Retroplacental blood clots on utz
Abruptio Placenta
Dead fetus Vaginal delivery with pudendal block
Live fetus CS with GA
Uterine apoplexy
Extravasation of blood into myometrium and between serosa
Couvelaire Uterus
Absence of decidua basalis and imperfect devt of fibrinoid layer (Nitabuch layer)
MCC intrapartum hysterectomy
Placenta accreta
Types of Placenta accreta
Vera decidua
Increta myometrium
Percreta serosa bladder bowels
MCC uterine rupture
Separation of previous CS scar
Soft uterus above symphisis pubis
Uterine atony
Oxytocin, bimanual compression, internal uterine tamponade
Failure to palpate uterus
Dark beefy material at the introitus
Caused by strong traction of the UC
Uterine inversion
Uterine repositioning then laparotomy
MC RF Puerperal Hematoma
Episiotomy
Common sites of puerperal hematoma
Vulva vaginal pudendal artery and venous plexus
Paravaginal desc branch of uterine artery
Supravaginal uterine artery in broad ligament