Cost of managing atonic postpartum haemorrhage with uterine balloon tamponade devices in public health settings of Maharashtra, India: an economic microcosting study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the worldwide leading cause of preventable maternal mortality. India offers free treatment for pregnancy and related complications in its public health facilities. Management with uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) is recommended for refractory atonic PPH cases. As part of health technology assessment to determine the most cost-effective UBT device, this study estimated costs of atonic PPH management with condom-UBT, Every Second Matters (ESM) UBT and Bakri balloon UBT in public health system of Maharashtra, India.

Design

Health system cost was estimated using primary economic microcosting, data from Health Management Information System and published literature for event probabilities.

Settings

Four public health facilities from

SUBMITTER: Shetty SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929829 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature