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Placenta Accreta Spectrum Clinic

AT THE ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL

RCH is a Tier 6 maternity hospital enabling the management of the most medically and surgically complex patients. Our multidisciplinary team at the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Clinic accepts patients from all over British Columbia through our centralized referral system and is best positioned to provide the gold standard of care for patients at risk of placenta accreta.

 

Patients at RCH have access to: 

  • Obstetric ultrasonography with experience in PAS disorders

  • MR imaging with experienced radiologists

  • A Level III maternity unit

  • Adult ICU

  • Obstetric anaesthesiology

  • Hematology

  • Massive transfusion capacity

  • Cell salvage and perfusionist services

  • A specialist surgical team available (including urogynecology/urology, vascular surgery, and general surgery)

  • Interventional radiology

  • Level III NICU

  • Adequate surgeon-volume caseload

 

Our improved referral system and patient management promotes early detection, provides coordinated care and improves patient outcomes.

REFER A PATIENT AT RISK

  1. Please review the PAS Clinic referral form.
    If the patient meets referral criteria, fax the referral form and patient records to 604-520-4183.
     

  2. Provide our patient information sheet to your patient.
     

  3. Prescribe iron supplementation, except for rare patients with contraindications, eg. Hemochromatosis.
    Target hemoglobin >110g/L and ferritin >50ug/L
     

  4. Continue routine prenatal care.​

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