Take Home Points Watch for continued bleeding in excess of 500 ml or bleeding that is “more than normal.” Call it postpartum hemorrhage and start resuscitation Call your obstetric and/or surgical consultants early as operative intervention is often required Replace intravascular volume with blood products Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage. ... Read more
Take Home Points Watch for continued bleeding in excess of 500 ml or bleeding that is “more than normal.” Call it postpartum hemorrhage and start resuscitation Call your obstetric and/or surgical consultants early as operative intervention is often required Replace intravascular volume with blood products Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage. ... Read more