November 11, 2020

REBEL Core Cast 44.0 – Postpartum Hemorrhage

Take Home Points

• Watch for continued bleeding in excess of 500 ml or bleeding that is “more than normal.” Call it postpartum hemorrhage and start resuscitation
• Call your obstetric and/or surgical consultants early as operative intervention is often required
• Replace intravascular volume with blood products
• Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage. Begin treatment with uterine massage and uterotonic medications
• Consider the development in DIC when patients continue to bleed despite appropriate management