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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 34, 613-617, Copyright © 1987 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Anaesthetic management of patients with placenta accreta

AA Kamani, DR Gambling, J Christilaw and ML Flanagan
Department of Anaesthesia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

The management of a 28-year-old primigravida with placenta accreta diagnosed during Caesarean section is described. A hysterectomy was required to control massive haemorrhage, and the patient made a full recovery. The increased incidence of placenta accreta over the last three decades is thought to be associated with the concomitant increased frequency of Caesarean section, resulting in an increased incidence of placenta praevia (1.9 per cent to 3.9 per cent). Patients with placenta praevia who have had a previous Caesarean section have a remarkably increased risk of placenta accreta. Management of placenta accreta is primarily by control of haemorrhage on delivery of the placenta. Control can be assisted by infrarenal cross-clamping of the aorta and/or intra-myometrial injection of prostaglandin F2 alpha which produces myometrial and vascular contraction. Identification of patients at increased risk, preparation for treatment and effective treatment of placenta accreta will minimize maternal morbidity and mortality.




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