Anesthetic management of placenta accreta in a low-resource setting: a case series. Issue 4 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muñoz, L.A.; Mendoza, G.J.; Gomez, M.; Reyes, L.E.; Arevalo, J.J.
• Is Part Of: International journal of obstetric anesthesia. Volume 24:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 329
• Page End: 334
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthésie en obstétrique -- Périodiques; Anesthesia; Obstetrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.9682
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.05.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-289X

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab015"> <title id="st025">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0065"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0130">This study retrospectively examined the management of placenta accreta in a low-resource setting.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0135">Uterine preservations strategies were not available.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0140">Hysterectomy required general anesthesia in half of the cases.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0145">Good maternal and neonatal outcomes were achieved but there was an increased risk of blood loss.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>