A Comprehensive Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage 2nd Edition

An essential clinical reference for Effective Management

Edited by Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Mahantesh Karoshi, Louis G. Keith, Andre B. Lalonde and Christopher B-Lynch

Prelims, Title pages, Contents, List of contributors

Section 1 - Essential 'Must Read' Chapters
Chapter 1: Managing the Ten Most Common Life-Threatening Scenarios Associated with Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 2: Uterovaginal Blood Supply
Chapter 3: Management of Exsanguinating Patients in Trauma
Chapter 4: Transfusion Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage
Chapter 5: Early Use of Fibrinogen in the Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 6: New Approaches to Transfusion Therapy for Postpartum Hemorrhage

Section 2 - Introduction
Chapter 7: Is Postpartum Hemorrhage a Legacy of our Evolutionary Past?
Chapter 8: Postpartum Hemorrhage Today
Chapter 9: Blood Loss
Chapter 10: Assessing and Replenishing Lost Volume
Chapter 11: Pitfalls in Assessing Blood Loss and Decision to Transfer
Chapter 12: Doppler Evaluation of Hemodynamic Changes in Uterine Blood Flow
Chapter 13: Pathophysiology of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Third Stage of Labor
Chapter 14: Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor
Chapter 15: Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor

Section 3 - Demographic Considerations
Chapter 16: Definitions and Classifications
Chapter 17: Definitions, Vital Statistics and Risk Factors
Chapter 18: Maternal Morbidity and Near Misses
Chapter 19: Problems in Determining Accurate Rates of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 20: Maternal Deaths from Major ObstetricHemorrhage in the UK
Chapter 21: Declining Mortality Rate from Postpartum Hemorrhage in Japan and Factors Influencing the Changes

Section 4 - Causation
Chapter 22: Hemodynamic Changes in the Uterus and its Blood Vessels in Pregnancy
Chapter 23: Obstetric Trauma
Chapter 24: Bleeding from the Lower Genital Tract
Chapter 25: Acquired and Congenital Hemostatic Disorders in Pregnancy and the Puerperium
Chapter 26: Vascular Malformations as a Cause of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Section 5: Placental Abnormalities
Chapter 27: Placental Abnormalities
Chapter 28: Management of Placenta Accreta
Chapter 29: The Management of Placenta Accreta at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, UK
Chapter 30: Mifepristone and Misoprostol for the Management of Placenta Accreta
Chapter 31: One-Step Conservative Surgery for Abnormal Invasive Placenta

Section 6: Misoprostol
Chapter 32: Misoprostol
Chapter 33: Misoprostol in Practice
Chapter 34: Overview of Misoprostol Studies in Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 35: Sublingual Misoprostol for the Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Section 7: Hospital Preparation
Chapter 36: Labor Ward Drills
Chapter 37: Preparedness for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 38: Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments
Chapter 39: The Mechanisms of Action of the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment
Chapter 40: Building Hospital Systems for the Care of Women with Major Obstetric Hemorrhage
Chapter 41: State Mandated Training in Obstetric Hemorrhage

Section 8: Therapy for Atonic Bleeding
Chapter 42: Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level at Home
Chapter 43: Standard Medical Therapy for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 44: Carbetocin for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 45: Intraluminal Pressure Readings whilst Achieving a Positive – Tamponade Test – in the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 46: Internal Uterine Tamponade
Chapter 47: Balloon Internal Uterine Tamponade: Experience with 39 Patients from a Single Institution
Chapter 48: Using the Uterine-Specific Bakri Balloon in the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 49: Embolization and Balloon Catheter Placement
Chapter 50: The Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa

Section 9: Therapy for Non-atonic Bleeding
Chapter 51: Conservative Surgical Management
Chapter 52: Internal Iliac (Hypogastric) Artery Ligation
Chapter 53: Initial Interventions to Combat Hemorrhage during Cesarean Section and Internal Iliac Artery Ligation
Chapter 54: The Pelvic Pressure Pack and the Uterovaginal Balloon System
Chapter 55: Peripartum Hysterectomy
Chapter 56: The Management of Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 57: Use of Fibrin Sealants in Obstetric Hemorrhage
Chapter 58: Topical Hemostatic Agents in Obstetric Hemorrhage

Section 10: Consequences of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 59: The Normal and Pathologic Postpartum Uterus
Chapter 60: Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity and Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 61: Learning to Treat Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 62: Intensive Care Management after Major Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 63: Litigation: an International Perspective*

Section 11: How Health Professionals Deal with Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 64: Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Low Resource Settings
Chapter 65: The Obstetrician Confronts Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 66: The Midwife Confronts Postpartum Hemorrhage
Chapter 67: A Community-Based Continuum of Care Model for the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Low Resource Settings
Chapter 68: Human Behavior in Medical Emergencies

Section 12: Special Circumstances
Chapter 69: Out-of-Hospital Deliveries
Chapter 70: Intraoperative Autologous Blood Transfusion
Chapter 71: Treating Hemorrhage from Secondary Abdominal Pregnancy: Then and Now
Chapter 72: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Those Who Refuse Blood Transfusion
Chapter 73: MamaNatalie a Birthing Simulator for Realistic Training to Control Postpartum Hemorrhage

Appendix

Index