"Postpartum Hemorrhage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH. It is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEMATOCRIT. Postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).
| Descriptor ID |
D006473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.725 C13.703.844.700 C23.550.414.993.850
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Hemorrhage" by people in Profiles.
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Harvey SA, Lim E, Gandhi KR, Miyamura J, Nakagawa K. Racial-ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Hemorrhage in Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asians. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2017 05; 76(5):128-132.
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Yamasato K, Bartholomew M, Durbin M, Kimata C, Kaneshiro B. Induction rates and delivery outcomes after a policy limiting elective inductions. Matern Child Health J. 2015 May; 19(5):1115-20.
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Fong A, Wu E, Pan D, Chung JH, Ogunyemi DA. Temporal trends and morbidities of vacuum, forceps, and combined use of both. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Dec; 27(18):1886-91.
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Rivera-Rosado M, Flores-P?rez IS, M?ndez K, Rivera-Vi?as JI. Risk factors for hysterectomy in abnormal placentation at the University District Hospital. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2014; 106(1):27-9.
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Shirazee HH, Saha SK, Das I, Mondal T, Samanta S, Sarkar M. Postpartum haemorrhage: a cause of maternal morbidity. J Indian Med Assoc. 2010 Oct; 108(10):663-6.
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Mercier FJ, Van de Velde M. Major obstetric hemorrhage. Anesthesiol Clin. 2008 Mar; 26(1):53-66, vi.
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Alfirevic Z, Elbourne D, Pavord S, Bolte A, Van Geijn H, Mercier F, Ahonen J, Bremme K, B?dker B, Magn?sd?ttir EM, Salvesen K, Prendiville W, Truesdale A, Clemens F, Piercy D, Gyte G. Use of recombinant activated factor VII in primary postpartum hemorrhage: the Northern European registry 2000-2004. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec; 110(6):1270-8.