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Preventing and Treating Postpartum Haemorrhage: Uterotonics and Tranexamic Acid

Dr Hasnain Moosvi1†, Dr Syed Hussain Danial2, Dr Thomas Drew3

1Consultant Anaesthesiologist, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton (UK)

2Fellow Obstetric Anaesthesia, The Coombe Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

3Consultant Anaesthesiologist, The Rotunda and Beaumont Hospitals, Dublin, Ireland Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Edited by: Primary Editors: Dr Pamela Huang, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA and Dr Jennifer Woodbury, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF, USA; Secondary Editor: Dr Kelly Fedoruk, Assistant Clinical Professor, Stanford USA

†Corresponding author email: drhasnainmoosvi@yahoo.co.in

DOI: 10.28923/atotw.540

Published January 28, 2025

Abstract

This tutorial covers the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage using uterotonics and tranexamic acid focusing on dosing, timing, efficacy and side effects to guide clinical practice.

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