[Application of emergency hysterectomy on severe postpartum hemorrhage].

Objective: To investigate the value of emergency hysterectomy on arresting severe postpartum hemorrhage.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 10 cases of hysterectomy by reason of postpartum hemorrhage between Jan 1990 and Dec 2000.

Results: All the patients were severe postpartum hemorrhage that couldn't be controlled by conservative treatment.