Tamara Zec
Anesthesiology, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Belgium
Publications
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Research Article
Assessment of the Impact of Epidural Anesthesia on Postpartum Hemorrhage Risk in Vaginal Delivery: A Retrospective Study
Author(s): Thomas Botti*, Tamara Zec, Nadine Lenoir, Aude Vermoezen, Celine Van Lerberghe and Seyed Javad Bidgoli
Background: Post-partum hemorrhage is a major complication of childbirth. Obstetric epidurals are often implicated in the occurrence of post-partum hemorrhage. Given the paradoxical data in the literature, we aim to retrospectively evaluate the impact of epidural on the risk of post-partum hemorrhage, instrumental delivery and the occurrence of risk factors for post- partum hemorrhage. Material and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 5753 records of patients with vaginal deliveries at the Brugmann University Hospital between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Our primary objective was to evaluate whether the epidural constitutes a risk of post-partum hemorrhage. Secondly, we assessed whether epidurals increase the risk of childbirth instrumentation and the emergence of risk factors for post-partum hemorrhage. .. Read More»