RESUMO
Detect the risk factors, indications and maternel morbidity of haemostatic hysterectomy. A retrospective study of 46 women who had haemostatic hysterectomy between 2005 and 2009. The mean age was 33.3 years. The mean parity was 3.5. 35% of patients had a previous cesarean section. The mode of delivery was: vaginal delivery [47.8%], cesarean delivery [52.2%]. The hysterectomy was subtotal in 39 cases [85%]. The indications of haemostatic hysterectomy was: uterine inertia [44%], disseminated intravascular coagulation [26%], placenta accreta [8.7%], Placenta praevia [13%], uterine rupture [8.7%]. Three patients were dead. Five patients had a depression. Six patients had a dyspareunia. Five patients had a decrease of sexual desire. Haemostatic hysterectomy is a multilating surgery giving an irreversible infertility. The development of arterial embolization avoid the appeal to this surgery