Postpartum Hemorrhage – Part 1 The Importance of Fibrinogen

Postpartum hemorrhage remains an important and preventable cause of maternal mortality worldwide. In this interview, Dr. Michaela Farber provides us with a phenomenal timeline from the landmark study that highlighted the importance of fibrinogen as an early plasma biomarker to predict severe postpartum hemorrhage to the current evidence for the use of fibrinogen concentrate and tranexamic acid. Here are the links to the papers discussed during our Podcast https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32282388/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17087729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166889/