Prevalence, Indications, Risk Indicators, and Outcomes of Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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