Predictors of failed intrauterine balloon tamponade for persistent postpartum hemorrhage after vaginal delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the predictors of intrauterine balloon tamponade (IUBT) failure for persistent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after vaginal delivery.

Design

Retrospective case-series in five maternity units in a perinatal network.

Setting

All women who underwent IUBT for persistent PPH after vaginal delivery from January 2011 to December 2015 in these hospitals.

Methods

All maternity apply the same management policy for PPH. IUBT, using a Bakri balloon, was used as a second line therapy for persistent PPH after failure of bimanual uterine massage and uterotonics to stop bleeding after vaginal delivery. Women who required another second line therapy (embolization or surgical procedures) to stop bleeding after IUBT were defined as cases, and women whom IUBT st

SUBMITTER: Grange J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203390 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature