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Postpartum Hemorrhage

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Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy

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Although hemorrhage remains one of the two major complications in the field of obstetrics, new approaches to its control are continuously being developed and explored. This chapter summarizes the current management approach for the in-house obstetrician and anesthesiologist who are the first line of the management team.

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    Sanjay Datta MD, FFARCS(ENG) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) & David L. Hepner MD (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) &  (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director)

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    Sanjay Datta MD, FFARCS(ENG) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia)

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Sarna, M.C., Hess, P., Takoudes, T.C., Chaudhury, A.K. (2004). Postpartum Hemorrhage. In: Datta, S., Hepner, D.L. (eds) Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21572-7_9

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