Epidemiological analysis of peripartum hysterectomy across nine European countries.
Athanasios F KallianidisAlice MaraschiniJakub DanisLotte Berdiin ColmornCatherine Deneux-TharauxSerena DonatiGissler MikaMaija JakobssonMarian KnightAlexandra KristufkovaPelle G LindqvistGriet VandenbergheThomas van den Akkernull nullPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2020)
Prevalence of peripartum hysterectomy may vary considerably between high-income countries. Uterine atony and abnormally invasive placenta are the commonest indications for hysterectomy. Birth by cesarean section and birth after previous cesarean section are associated with nine-fold increased risk of peripartum hysterectomy.
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