Optimizing systems to manage postpartum hemorrhage

Breyanna M Dulaney; Rania Elkhateb; Jill M Mhyre

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2022.10.001

Optimizing systems to manage postpartum hemorrhage

Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2022 Dec;36(3-4):349-357. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2022.10.001. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

Authors

Breyanna M Dulaney¹, Rania Elkhateb¹, Jill M Mhyre²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St. #515, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St. #515, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Electronic address: jmmhyre@uams.edu.

PMID: 36513430
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2022.10.001

Abstract

Systems to optimize the management of postpartum hemorrhage must ensure timely diagnosis, rapid hemodynamic and hemostatic resuscitation, and prompt interventions to control the source of bleeding. None of these objectives can be effectively completed by a single clinician, and the management of postpartum hemorrhage requires a carefully coordinated interprofessional team. This article reviews systems designed to standardize hemorrhage diagnosis and response.

Keywords: delivery of health care/standards; hemorrhage; obstetric hemorrhage; patient care team/organization & administration; patient safety; postpartum hemorrhage.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Hemostatics*
Humans
Postpartum Hemorrhage* / diagnosis
Postpartum Hemorrhage* / therapy
Pregnancy

Substances

Hemostatics