2. Definition
Blood loss > 500 ml at vaginal delivery
> 1000 ml at Cesarean
ACOG 10% drop in hematocrit
Need for blood transfusion
Severe PPH > 1000 ml loss at vaginal delivery
Any amount of blood loss causes
S/O Hypovolemic Hemorrhagic Shock
- Tachycardia - Hypotension - Reduced urine out put
3. Why it is important?
PPH remained one of the top 3 causes of
direct maternal deaths.
Incidence 4% after vaginal delivery
6,5% after CS delivery
4. We have 4 problems
Problem 1: almost 50% of deliveries lose >500
ml of blood.
Problem 2: estimated blood loss is often less
than half the actual blood loss.
Problem 3: Most of the serious causes of
“PPH” have origins prior to the end of the 3rd
Stage of labor.
Problem 4: PPH, as defined, is technically
misdiagnosed and clinically irrelevant.
5. Measuring Blood Loss
A key step to EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT…..
Underestimation leads to delayed intervention.
Visual estimated amounts of blood loss are far from accurate
by as much as 30-50%: especially for very large amounts.
Old methods for estimating blood loss tend to be complex.
(include weighing soaked clothes and pads, collection into
pans etc., Acid haematin techniques, Spectrophometric
technics and measuring plasma volume changes)
7. Advantages of Brasss-V
Simple and practical
Low cost: ( Plastic)
Accurate:
Objective
Can be used in a wide
range of settings
Provides a hygienic delivery surface
8. CAUSES OF PPH
FOUR “ T”s
TONE
TRUAMA
TISSUE RETENSION
THROMBIN
BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS
14. Prevention of Postpartum
Hemorrhage
Oxytocin
With or soon after delivery
Cord traction
Continues tension
Gentle pull with contraction
Uterine massage after placental delivery
15. Goals of Therapy
•Maintain the following:
Systolic pressure >90mm Hg
Urine output >0.5 mL/kg/hr
Normal mental status
•Eliminate the source of hemorrhage
•Avoid overzealous volume replacement
that may contribute to pulmonary edema
16. Management Protocol
• Examine the uterus to rule out atony
• Examine the vagina and cervix to rule
out lacerations; repair if present
• Explore the uterus and perform
curettage to rule out retained placenta
17. On recognition of
Hemorrhage
1. Initiate volume replacement with
lactated ringers or normal saline.
2. Alert blood bank and surgical team.
3. Control the blood loss.
4. Initiate decisive therapy.
5. Monitor for complications.
18. MANAGEMENT of Uterine
atony uterus for retained placental
1. Explore
tissue.
2. Uterine massage
3Firm bimanual compression
19. management of uterine
atony Cont’
4-Ecobolics “uterotonic agents”
• Oxytocin infusion, 40 units in 1 liter of D5RL
• Methergine 0.2 mg IM
• 15-methyl prostglandin F2a, 0.25 to 0.50 mg
intramuscularly; may be repeated
• , PGE1 200 mg, or PGE2 20 mg are second
line drugs in appropriate patients
20. Vaginal exploration
General anesthesia usually best
Uterine cavity manual exploration for retained
placenta / uterine rupture
24. Bakri Balloon is a tamponade
technique that can be used for
PPH.
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25. When medical managament fails
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
Uterus conserving : NEED OF TIME
Definitive - Hysterectomy
26. MANAGEMENT”cont’”
If Hemorrhage is not controlled by
medications, massage, manual uterine
exploration, or suturing lacerations in the
birth canal,
then surgical or radiological options must
be considered. At this time, start:
1. Packed red blood cell transfusion
2. Foley catheter and monitor urine output
27. Selective Artertial Embolization
If the patient is stable
and bleeding is not “torrential”,
and if interventional radiology is available,
then pelvic arteriography may show the
site of blood loss and therapeutic arterial
embolization may suffice to stop the
bleeding.
28. Uterine artery embolization
Real time X-Ray (Fluoroscopy)
Gelatin Sponges are injected
into the bleeding vessel until
stasis of flow in target vessel is
achieved.
Acess via RTfemorals
to internal iliac and
subsequently the uterine arteries
30. Laparotomy for Obstetric
Hemorrhage
:
- Bleeding at Cesarean section
- “Torrential” Hemorrhage
- Pelvic hematoma (expanding)
- Bleeding uncontroled by other
means
31. AT laparotomy
Consider vertical abdominal incision
General anesthesia usually best
Get Help!
Avoid compounding problems by making major
mistakes
Direct manual uterine compression / uterotonics
Direct aortic compression
Modified B-Lynch Suture for atony: #2 chromic
Ligation of uterine and utero-ovarian vessels: #1
chromic
37. Sutures are placed to ligate the
ascending uterine artery and the
anastomotic branch of the ovarian
artery.
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38. Internal iliac (hypogastric) artery
ligation
50% success rate
Desirous of children
Experience of surgeon
Steps:
Palpate common iliac
bifurcation
Ligate at least 2-3 cm
from bifurcation
#1 silk. Do not divide
vessel
39. Repaire of cervical laceration
Palpate uterine cavity to assure its integrity
Full thickness mucosal repair above the apex
Contionous interlocking absorbable sutures
Hematoma incised,clot removed,bleeding vessels
ligated ,oblitrate defect with interlocking sutures
Antibiotics& vaginal pack for 24 hours .
41. Uterine Rupture
Prior Cesarean section = 1-2%
Modern obstetrics = 1/10,000 to
1/20,000 in unscarred uterus
In “Neglected labors”, this accounts
for many maternal deaths where
modern obstetrical care is not available.
42. Classic Symptoms of Uterine
Rupture
Fetal distress
Vaginal bleeding
Cessation of labor
Shock
Easily palpable fetal parts
Loss of uterine catheter pressure
43. Management of Uterine Rupture
Laparotomy
Debride and repair in 2-3 layers
of Maxon/PDS
Subtotal Hysterectomy
Total Hysterectomy
44. Management of Abnormal Placentation
Diagnosis of exclusion after adressing tone and
truma
Curettage of uterine cavity
Localized resection and uterine repair:
(Vasopressin 1cc/10cc N.S-sub endometrial)
Leave placenta in situ
If not bleeding: Methotrexate
Uterus will not be normal size by 8 weeks
Uterine, utero-ovarian, hypogastric artery
ligation
Subtotal/ total abdominal hysterectomy
45. Post-Hysterectomy Bleeding
Patient usually has DIC – Rx with whole blood,
FFP, platelets, etc.
Transvaginal or transabdominal
(pelvic) pressure pack
Bowel bag with opening pulled through
vagina cuff/ abd. Wall
Stuff with 4 inch gauze tied end-to-end until
pelvis packed tight
46. Military Anti-Shock Trousers
(MAST)
Increases pelvic and abdominal pressure to
reduce bleeding
Can use at any point in the procedure
Used when exploration is to be avoided
47. Secondary PPH
Defined as excessive bleeding 24 hrs to 12
weeks postpartum.
Incidence is about 1 percent of women.
Theory is that thought to be atony or
subinvolution of placental site from retained
products or infection.
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48. Management of Secondary PPH
Evaluate for underlying disorders
(coagulopathies).
For atony give uterotonics.
If large amount of bleeding, fever uterine
tenderness, or foul smelling discharge treat
for endometritis.
Consider suction currettage.
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49. Case 1
A 22y/o G1P0 was delivered by vaccum
assisted vaginal delivery approximately 2
hours ago. She was induced for mild
preeclampsia at 37 weeks and required
pitocin augmentation for several hours prior
to needing an operative vaginal delivery for
fetal distress. She had a second degree
laceration that was repaired, but she has
soaked a whole pad in the last 15 minutes and
the nurse would like you to evaluate her.
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50. Case 2
A 22 yo G4P3 approximately 4 days s/p
delivery presents at OB triage and mentions
to you that she feels lightheaded and has
been having bleeding at about a pad an hour
for the last 2 days.
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51. Case3
A 34yo G6P6 patient at term has just delivered
a 4000gm infant after second stage of labor
lasting 3 ½ hours. The placenta delivered
spontaneously and the patient is bleeding
briskly.
What is most probable cause?
What the next step?
Editor's Notes
About 5% of women will loose more than 1000 mls of blood during normal vaginal delivery. ICD-10 Describes PPH as blood loss of more than 500ml for vaginal delivery and 750 mls for Cesarean section. Old methods for estimating blood loss include visual, gravimetric, collection into pans etc. Acid haematin techniques, spectrophometric, plasma volume changes.