Placenta Accreta: Obstetrician's Nightmare; A Case Series of Seven Patients

The incidence of placenta accreta is increasing as a consequence of rising number of cesarean sections and advancing maternal age. A series of seven cases of placenta accreta observed in a short span of four months is being presented. Complication rates in the present series are post partum hemorrha...

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Published inNepal journal of obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 56 - 58
Main Authors Choudhary, Deepti, Nigam, A, Yadav, R, Choudhary, S, Raghunandan, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.10.2013
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Summary:The incidence of placenta accreta is increasing as a consequence of rising number of cesarean sections and advancing maternal age. A series of seven cases of placenta accreta observed in a short span of four months is being presented. Complication rates in the present series are post partum hemorrhage and major transfusion support (100%), peripartum hysterectomy (100%), ICU admission in four (57%), fever (14%) and bladder injury in one case (14%). Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 7 / No. 1 / Issue 13 / Jan- June, 2012 / 56-58 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v7i1.8839
ISSN:1999-9623
1999-8546
DOI:10.3126/njog.v7i1.8839