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ReviewMaternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)2026

Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Review of Medical and Surgical Treatment.

Avery Lin Cox, Scott A Shainker

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Review in Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Avery Lin CoxDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Scott A ShainkerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of PPH continues to rise. PPH is often responsive to both medical and surgical treatment. A stepwise multidisciplinary approach to PPH treatment has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity. Massive transfusion protocols are critical to any obstetrics unit. Intrauterine devices are often employed in the treatment of PPH. Placenta accreta spectrum greatly contributes to the PPH burden. Hysterectomy remains the definitive treatment of PPH; however, medical and surgical options are often successfully employed, avoiding the need for hysterectomy. Advances in interventional radiology have been shown to successfully treat PPH in the majority of cases. Clinical simulation has been shown to improve teamwork and outcomes in the treatment of PPH. Novel approaches to PPH show additional promise in reducing maternal morbidity.

Indexed as

Blood transfusionMaternal mortalityPlacenta accreta spectrumPostpartum hemorrhageUterotonics

Identifiers

PMID42051641
PMCPMC13120524

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