The uterine sandwich for persistent uterine atony: combining the B-Lynch compression suture and an intrauterine Bakri balloon

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Nelson, Wendy L ^a   O'Brien, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

compression suture; intrauterine balloon; postpartum hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; OXYTOCIN; POLYGLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYNCH COMPRESSION SUTURE; BALLOON; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KENYA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE SANDWICH PROCEDURE;

FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; OXYTOCICS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE INERTIA;

EID: 34247246257     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.887     Document Type: Article

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