Uterine inversion
| Uterine inversion | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Obstetrics |
| Symptoms | Postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, mass in the vagina, low blood pressure[1] |
| Types | First, second, third, fourth degree[1] |
| Risk factors | Pulling on the umbilical cord or pushing on the top of the uterus before the placenta has detached, uterine atony, placenta previa, connective tissue disorders[1] |
| Diagnostic method | Seeing the inside of the uterus in the vagina[2] |
| Differential diagnosis | Uterine fibroid, uterine atony, bleeding disorder, retained placenta[1] |
| Treatment | Standard resuscitation, rapidly replacing the uterus[1] |
| Medication | Oxytocin, antibiotics[1] |
| Prognosis | ~15% risk of death[3] |
| Frequency | About 1 in 6,000 deliveries[1][4] |
Uterine inversion is when the uterus turns inside out, usually following childbirth.[1] Symptoms include postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, a mass in the vagina, and low blood pressure.[1]
Risk factors include pulling on the umbilical cord or pushing on the top of the uterus before the placenta has detached.[1] Other risk factors include uterine atony, placenta previa, and connective tissue disorders.[1] Diagnosis is by seeing the uterus either in or coming out of the vagina.[2][5]
Treatment involves standard resuscitation together with replacing the uterus as rapidly as possible.[1] If manual replacement is not effective surgery is required.[1] After the uterus is replaced oxytocin and antibiotics are often recommended.[1] The placenta can than be removed if it is still attached.[1]
Uterine inversion occurs in about 1 in 2,000 to 10,000 deliveries.[1][4] Rates are higher in the developing world.[1] The risk of death of the mother is about 15% while it has historically been as high as 80%.[3][1] The condition has been described since at least 300 BC by Hippocrates.[1]
Signs and symptoms
Uterine inversion is often associated with significant postpartum bleeding. Traditionally it was thought that it presented with haemodynamic shock "out of proportion" with blood loss, however blood loss has often been underestimated. The parasympathetic effect of traction on the uterine ligaments may cause bradycardia.
Causes
The most common cause is the mismanagement of 3rd stage of labor, such as:
- Fundal pressure
- Excess cord traction during the 3rd stage of labor
Other natural causes can be:
- Uterine weakness, congenital or not
- Precipitate delivery
- Short umbilical cord
It is more common in multiple gestation than in singleton pregnancies.
Associations
- Placenta praevia
- Fundal Placental Implantation
- Use of Magnesium Sulfate
- Vigorous fundal pressure
- Repeated cord traction
- short umbilical cord
Types
Epidemiology
The incidence is of 1/2000 pregnancies.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Bhalla, Rita; Wuntakal, Rekha; Odejinmi, Funlayo; Khan, Rehan U (January 2009). "Acute inversion of the uterus". The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. 11 (1): 13–18. doi:10.1576/toag.11.1.13.27463.
- ^ a b Mirza, FG; Gaddipati, S (April 2009). "Obstetric emergencies". Seminars in perinatology. 33 (2): 97–103. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2009.01.003. PMID 19324238.
- ^ a b Gandhi, Alpesh; Malhotra, Narendra; Malhotra, Jaideep; Gupta, Nidhi; Bora, Neharika Malhotra (2016). Principles of Critical Care in Obstetrics. Springer. p. 335. ISBN 9788132226925.
- ^ a b Andersen, H. Frank; Hopkins, Michael P. (2009). "Postpartum Hemorrhage". The Global Library of Women's Medicine. doi:10.3843/GLOWM.10138.
- ^ Apuzzio, Joseph J.; Vintzileos, Anthony M.; Berghella, Vincenzo; Alvarez-Perez, Jesus R. (2017). Operative Obstetrics, 4E. CRC Press. p. PT822. ISBN 9781498720588.
- ^ Uterine inversion Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine - Better Health Channel; State of Victoria, Australia; accessed 2009-04-03