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Young N, Quinlivan J, Fox R, Anderson J, Davis L, Mooney SS. Economic cost of secondary postpartum haemorrhage: A case-control study at a tertiary hospital in Australia. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2023. [PMID: 36944552 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secondary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a condition which affects 0.2-3.0% of women. Despite its impact on maternal morbidity, there is a lack of understanding of the cost burden of disease. AIMS To determine the economic cost of secondary PPH in the postpartum period, compared to the costs for women without this diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were prospectively collected on a cohort of 97 women who presented with secondary PPH to the emergency department (ED) between July 2020 and February 2021. A case-control design was then used to compare postpartum cost data from these patients to a group of 97 controls who were matched to maternal demographics, and who did not present with secondary PPH. RESULTS For women with secondary PPH, there were significantly more hospital attendances, and postpartum costs were higher for all cost subcategories across ED, admissions, and outpatient attendances (P < 0.0001), compared to controls. The total cost of postpartum care for 97 patients with secondary PPH was $254 377.62 with an average cost per patient of $2622.45, compared to $26 670.46 for 97 controls with an average cost of $274.95 per patient (P < 0.0001). This demonstrates a 9.5-fold increase in postpartum costs per woman with secondary PPH. CONCLUSIONS Secondary PPH is an under-researched condition which presents a significant cost burden for the health system. Evidence-based guidelines addressing the prevention and management of secondary PPH may assist in minimising this cost burden for both the health service and the patient.
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- Nicole Young
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Northeast Health, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Fox R, Anderson J, Young N, Davis L, Cvejic E, Mooney SS. Medical management of secondary postpartum haemorrhage: A prospective cohort study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2023; 63:52-58. [PMID: 35699126 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Secondary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) complicates ~1% of pregnancies and can cause serious maternal morbidity. However, evidence guiding optimal management is scarce and often based on case series and expert opinion. AIMS To measure the success of primary medical therapy in managing secondary PPH and to identify factors associated with need for surgical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Postpartum patients presenting to a tertiary women's hospital emergency department between July 2020 and October 2021 with secondary PPH were recruited. Data from the acute presentation were prospectively collected. Antenatal and intrapartum data were collected from medical record review. The primary outcome was the success of medical management for secondary PPH, defined by the implementation of medical or expectant measures without subsequent need for surgical intervention. RESULTS One-hundred and twenty patients underwent primary medical management for secondary PPH. Ninety-eight (82%) were managed successfully with medical management and 22 (18%) required surgery. Medical management involved misoprostol (n = 33; 27.5%), antibiotics (n = 108; 90%), and less commonly other uterotonics (n = 6; 5%). Factors associated with lower rates of successful medical management included: antecedent manual removal of placenta (MROP) (odds ratio (OR) 0.2, P = 0.047), primary PPH ≥500 mL (OR 0.39, P = 0.048) or ≥1 L (OR 0.24, P = 0.009), >200 mL blood loss at presentation (OR 0.17, P = 0.015), increasing time post-delivery (OR 0.84, P = 0.044), retained products of conception (RPOC) on ultrasound (OR 0.024, P = 0.001) and vaginal birth (OR 0.27, P = 0.027). CONCLUSION Medical management was highly successful. Vaginal birth, MROP, primary PPH, RPOC on ultrasound and increasing time post-delivery were associated with increased need for surgical management.
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- Rachael Fox
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Northeast Health, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Debost-Legrand A, Rivière O, Dossou M, Vendittelli F. Risk Factors for Severe Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhages: A Historical Cohort Study. Birth 2015; 42:235-41. [PMID: 26032774 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The predictive factors of secondary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) are little known. Our principal objective was to determine if immediate PPH is a risk factor for severe secondary PPH. We also sought to identify other factors associated with severe secondary PPH. METHODS Our historical cohort study included all women who gave birth (≥ 22 weeks) in our level III hospital from 2004 through 2013. The hospital discharge database enabled us to identify all women readmitted during the 42-day postpartum period or who underwent a surgical, medical, or interventional radiology procedure during their immediate postpartum hospitalization. We then examined all medical records to identify the cases involving severe secondary PPH. We studied the known risk factors of secondary PPH and assessed other potential ones: maternal age, multiple pregnancy, induction of labor, cesarean birth, preterm birth, and stillbirth. RESULTS The study included 63 women with a severe secondary PPH and 25,696 women without a secondary PPH. Immediate PPH (aOR 2.7 [95% CI 1.3-5.6]) and maternal age ≥ 35 years (aOR 2.0 [95% CI 1.1-3.7]) were the only factors associated with severe secondary PPH. DISCUSSION This cohort study confirms that immediate PPH is a risk factor for severe secondary PPH and reports for the first time an association between secondary PPH and advanced maternal age. It is likely that risk factors for immediate PPH are also risk factors for severe secondary PPH and thus that immediate PPH may be an intermediate factor between its own known risk factors and secondary PPH.
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- Anne Debost-Legrand
- Department of Public Health, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, EA, France.,PEPRADE, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- AUDIPOG Sentinel Network, medical university RTH Laennec, Lyon, France
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Public Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, EA, France.,PEPRADE, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, AUDIPOG Sentinel Network, medical university RTH Laennec, Lyon, France
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Dossou M, Debost-Legrand A, Déchelotte P, Lémery D, Vendittelli F. Severe secondary postpartum hemorrhage: a historical cohort. Birth 2015; 42:149-55. [PMID: 25867033 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The principal objective of our study was to describe the frequency of severe secondary postpartum hemorrhages (PPH). Our secondary objectives were to describe the different causes of PPH and to assess if the PPH etiologies varied by parity. METHODS This is a historical cohort study covering the period from January 1, 2004, through February 13, 2013, in a level III maternity ward. Women were eligible if they were treated for severe secondary PPH during their postpartum hospitalization or were admitted for it after discharge but before the 42nd day postpartum, regardless of the type of delivery. Women were excluded if they gave birth before 22 weeks of gestation or if they had experienced only an immediate PPH (≤ 24 hours after delivery). Eligible patients were identified by the hospital's administrative software. Primiparas and multiparas were compared with Student's t test and a chi-squared or Fisher's exact test. RESULTS The incidence of severe secondary PPH was 0.23 percent (n = 60/26,023). The mean time between delivery and PPH onset was 13.4 ± 10.8 days. The women's mean age was 30.4 ± 5.7 years and their mean body mass index was 23.4 ± 5.7 kg/m². Placental retention was the cause to which these hemorrhages were most frequently attributed (30.0%). Subinvolution of the placental bed was noted in 13.3 percent of the patients, endometritis in 10.0 percent, pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery in 3.3 percent, and excessively strong resumption of menses in 3.3 percent; no cause could be determined for 16.7 percent of the cases. Neither clinical signs nor causes differed by parity. CONCLUSION Secondary PPH is rare. Accurate diagnosis is based most often on histopathologic findings.
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- Mathieu Dossou
- EA 4681, PEPRADE, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Public Health, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Fetal Pathology, University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- EA 4681, PEPRADE, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- EA 4681, PEPRADE, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Department of Public Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,AUDIPOG Sentinel Network, Medical university RTH Laennec, Lyon, France
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Marchant S, Alexander J, Thomas P, Garcia J, Brocklehurst P, Keene J. Risk factors for hospital admission related to excessive and/or prolonged postpartum vaginal blood loss after the first 24 h following childbirth. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2006; 20:392-402. [PMID: 16911017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00743.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A population case-control study was used to determine risk factors for excessive and/or prolonged vaginal bleeding (described collectively as vaginal loss problems) and uterine infection from 24 h to 3 months postpartum. Data were obtained from women whose maternity care took place in one of two health districts in the south of England. The cases were women remaining in or admitted to hospital with excessive or prolonged vaginal blood loss from 24 h to 3 months postpartum. Two controls for each case were identified; these were women whose delivery was the nearest in time and in the same location as the case delivery. Medical and midwifery records were searched retrospectively to cover hospital admissions for vaginal blood loss problems or uterine infection in postpartum women from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995. Data were analysed for 243 cases and 486 controls. Univariable analysis identified 28 variables associated with being a case. Using multivariable analysis, nine factors remained in the final model, with a history of secondary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) being the most strongly predictive (OR [95% confidence interval] 6.0 [2.1, 16.8]). Vaginal bleeding prior to 24 weeks' gestation (OR 3.0 [1.6, 5.9]), third trimester hospital admission (OR 2.0 [1.4, 2.8]), maternal smoking (OR 2.7 [1.8, 3.9]), a prolonged (OR 3.1 [1.2, 7.5]) or incomplete third stage (OR 2.1 [1.0, 4.4]), and primary PPH (OR 4.7 [1.9, 11.6]) for blood loss >500 mL, were predictive of becoming a case. No significant association was identified for parity (OR 1.1 [0.8, 1.5]) or method of delivery, spontaneous (OR 1.0 [0.7, 1.3]), instrumental (OR 1.4 [0.9, 2.2]) or operative (OR 1.2 [0.8, 1.9]). This is a neglected area of women's health after childbirth, and the value of this study is in the identification of potential risk factors for postpartum morbidity related to vaginal blood loss. Where morbidity occurs, early diagnosis, management and treatment are likely to reduce its extent or duration. It is considered that raising awareness about these factors, both among healthcare professionals and women themselves, may play an important part in the recognition and treatment of postpartum morbidity.
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- Sally Marchant
- Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
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