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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Premature separation of placenta from uterus | *Premature separation of placenta from uterus | ||
*Usually occurs spontaneously but also associated | *Usually occurs spontaneously but also associated with trauma (even minor trauma) | ||
*Usually occurs at >15 weeks gestation | *Usually occurs at >15 weeks gestation | ||
*Must be considered in | *Must be considered in patients who presenting with painful vaginal bleeding near term | ||
*Abruption may be complete, partial, or concealed | *Abruption may be complete, partial, or concealed | ||
**Amount of external bleeding may not correlate with severity | **Amount of external bleeding may not correlate with severity | ||
===Risk Factors=== | ===Risk Factors=== | ||
*[[Hypertension]]- Most common | |||
*[[Trauma]] | |||
*Smoking | |||
*Advanced maternal age <ref>Rosen's</ref> | |||
*Multiparity | |||
*[[Preeclampsia]] | |||
*Prior placental abruption | |||
*Thrombophilia | |||
*[[Cocaine]] abuse | |||
*History of C-section or other uterine symptoms | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Painful vaginal bleeding (may be absent if | *Painful [[vaginal bleeding]] (may be absent if retro-placental) | ||
**Characteristically dark and the amount is often insignificant | **Characteristically dark and the amount is often insignificant | ||
** | **Up to 20% have no vaginal bleeding or pain | ||
*Severe uterine pain | *Severe uterine/[[pelvic pain]] | ||
*Uterine contractions | *Uterine contractions | ||
*Hypotension | *[[Hypotension]] | ||
* | *[[Nausea and vomiting]] | ||
*Back pain | *[[Back pain]] | ||
*Premature labor | *[[Premature labor]] | ||
*Fetal distress | *Fetal distress | ||
*Increasing fundal height | *Increasing fundal height | ||
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{{Abdominal Pain Pregnancy DDX}} | {{Abdominal Pain Pregnancy DDX}} | ||
== | ==Evaluation== | ||
*Type & Cross | |||
{{DIC Orders}} | |||
*[[Pelvic US]] | |||
**Specific, not Sensitive (as low as 24% sensitive) | |||
**Cannot be used alone to rule-out placental abruption if negative | |||
**Can rule-out [[placenta previa]] | |||
*If available, obtain fetal heart monitoring | |||
*Consider [[FAST exam]] if trauma | |||
== | ==Management== | ||
*[[Fluid resuscitation]] | |||
*[[Transfuse blood]] products (as needed) | |||
*Emergent OB/GYN consult | |||
**If unavailable consider C-section in ED | |||
*Consider minimum 6 hours observation even if abruption not identified, if mechanism is concerning | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
===Maternal=== | |||
*[[Hemorrhagic shock]] | |||
*[[DIC]] | |||
*[[Uterine rupture]] | |||
*Multi-organ failure | |||
== | ===Neonatal=== | ||
*Neurodevelopmental abnormalities | |||
*Death: 67 to 75% rate of fetal mortality | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Vaginal Bleeding (Main)]] | *[[Vaginal Bleeding (Main)]] | ||
*[[Trauma in pregnancy]] | |||
[[Category: | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:OBGYN]] |
Revision as of 12:31, 22 February 2020
Background
- Premature separation of placenta from uterus
- Usually occurs spontaneously but also associated with trauma (even minor trauma)
- Usually occurs at >15 weeks gestation
- Must be considered in patients who presenting with painful vaginal bleeding near term
- Abruption may be complete, partial, or concealed
- Amount of external bleeding may not correlate with severity
Risk Factors
- Hypertension- Most common
- Trauma
- Smoking
- Advanced maternal age [1]
- Multiparity
- Preeclampsia
- Prior placental abruption
- Thrombophilia
- Cocaine abuse
- History of C-section or other uterine symptoms
Clinical Features
- Painful vaginal bleeding (may be absent if retro-placental)
- Characteristically dark and the amount is often insignificant
- Up to 20% have no vaginal bleeding or pain
- Severe uterine/pelvic pain
- Uterine contractions
- Hypotension
- Nausea and vomiting
- Back pain
- Premature labor
- Fetal distress
- Increasing fundal height
Differential Diagnosis
Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
The same abdominal pain differential as non-pregnant patients, plus:
<20 Weeks
- Ectopic pregnancy
- First trimester abortion
- Complete abortion
- Threatened abortion
- Inevitable abortion
- Incomplete abortion
- Missed abortion
- Septic abortion
- Round ligament stretching
- Incarcerated uterus
- Malposition of the uterus
>20 Weeks
- Labor/Preterm labor
- Placental abruption
- Placenta previa
- Vasa previa
- Uterine rupture
- Vaginal trauma
- HELLP syndrome
- Cholestasis of pregnancy
- Chorioamnionitis
- Incarcerated uterus
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- Malposition of the uterus
- Placenta accreta
- Placenta increta
- Placenta percreta
Any time
- Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
- Fibroid degeneration or torsion
- Ovarian torsion
- Constipation
Evaluation
- Type & Cross
- CBC
- Platelets
- PT/INR
- PTT
- Fibrinogen
- D-dimer
- Fibrin Degraded Products
- Pelvic US
- Specific, not Sensitive (as low as 24% sensitive)
- Cannot be used alone to rule-out placental abruption if negative
- Can rule-out placenta previa
- If available, obtain fetal heart monitoring
- Consider FAST exam if trauma
Management
- Fluid resuscitation
- Transfuse blood products (as needed)
- Emergent OB/GYN consult
- If unavailable consider C-section in ED
- Consider minimum 6 hours observation even if abruption not identified, if mechanism is concerning
Complications
Maternal
- Hemorrhagic shock
- DIC
- Uterine rupture
- Multi-organ failure
Neonatal
- Neurodevelopmental abnormalities
- Death: 67 to 75% rate of fetal mortality
See Also
References
- ↑ Rosen's