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Management of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage

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Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as ≥500 ml blood loss within 24 h of vaginal delivery or 1000 ml loss within 24 h of cesarean section. It is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide.

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  1. Emergency Department, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Megan Kwasniak MD

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Anton A. Wray MD

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Joseph A. Tyndall MD, MPH

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  1. Megan Kwasniak MD
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Correspondence to Anton A. Wray MD .

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Kwasniak, M., Wray, A.A., Tyndall, J.A. (2016). Management of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_118

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