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The management and outcomes of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta in the UK: a population‐based descriptive study

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Fitzpatrick, KE, Sellers, S, Spark, P, Kurinczuk, JJ, Brocklehurst, P, Knight, M·2014·BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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Objective: To describe the management and outcomes of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta in the UK. Design: A population‐based descriptive study using the UK O bstetric S urveillance S ystem (UKOSS). Setting: All 221 UK hospitals with obstetrician‐led maternity units. Population: All women diagnosed with placenta accreta, increta, and percreta in the UK between May 2010 and April 2011. Methods: Prospective case identification through the monthly mailing of UKOSS. Main outcome measures: Median estimated blood loss, transfusion requirements. Results: A cohort of 134 women were identified with placenta accreta, increta, or percreta: 50% (66/133) were suspected to have this condition antenatally. In women with a final diagnosis of placenta increta or percreta, antenatal diagnosis was associated with reduced levels of haemorrhage (median estimated blood loss 2750 versus 6100 ml, P = 0.008) and a reduced need for blood transfusion (59 versus 94%, P = 0.014), possibly because antenatally diagnosed women were more likely to have preventative therapies for haemorrhage (74 versus 52%, P = 0.007), and were less likely to have an attempt made to remove their placenta (59 versus 93%, P < 0.001). Making no attempt to remove any of the placenta, in an attempt to conserve the uterus or prior to hysterectomy, was associated with reduced levels of haemorrhage (median estimated blood loss 1750 versus 3700 ml, P = 0.001) and a reduced need for blood transfusion (57 versus 86%, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Women with placenta accreta, increta, or percreta who have no attempt to remove any of their placenta, with the aim of conserving their uterus, or prior to hysterectomy, have reduced levels of haemorrhage and a reduced need for blood transfusion, supporting the recommendation of this practice.

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Authors
Fitzpatrick, K., Sellers, S., Spark, P., Kurinczuk, J., Brocklehurst, P., & Knight, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit University of Oxford Oxford UK
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Fitzpatrick, KE
Venue
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-08-07
Volume
121
Issue
1
Pages
62-71
ISSN
  • 0306-5456 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-0328
  • 1471-0528
OpenAlex
W2024611038
Cited by
357
References
16
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FWCI
17.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (RP-PG-0608-10038)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Blood transfusion and management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Uterine Myomas and Treatments
Keywords
placenta accreta, placenta increta, placenta percreta, prenatal diagnosis, uterine preservation, hysterectomy, obstetric hemorrhage, blood transfusion, estimated blood loss, placenta removal, UK Obstetric Surveillance System
MeSH terms
Blood Transfusion, Cesarean Section, Ergonovine, Female, United Kingdom, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Humans, Hysterectomy, Oxytocics, Oxytocin, Placenta Accreta, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Dinoprost, Cohort Studies, Misoprostol, Treatment Outcome, Uterine Artery Embolization

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