Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare prevalence, indications, risk indicators, and outcomes of emergency peripartum hysterectomy across income settings. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Library databases up to March 30, 2015. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: Studies including emergency peripartum hysterectomies performed within 6 weeks postpartum. Not eligible were comments, case
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