Uterine Balloon Tamponade

07/01/2013 - "To determine whether use of uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for management of uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) by community-based providers in a resource-limited setting could be feasible, effective, and safe. "
10/01/2008 - "Future studies are required to corroborate this hypothesis and we believe that sonographic confirmation of balloon catheter location should be an integral part of uterine balloon tamponade in women with massive primary postpartum hemorrhage."
08/01/2007 - "We performed a systematic review to identify all studies evaluating the success rates of treatment of major postpartum hemorrhage by uterine balloon tamponade, uterine compression sutures, pelvic devascularization, and arterial embolization. "
11/01/2015 - "To understand provider perceptions and experiences following training in the use of a condom-catheter uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) as second-line treatment for uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in health facilities in Kenya. "
11/01/2015 - "Provider experiences with uterine balloon tamponade for uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage in health facilities in Kenya."

01/01/2014 - "It identified five innovations with especially high potential: technologies to improve use of oxytocin, a uterine balloon tamponade, simplified dosing of magnesium sulfate, an improved proteinuria test, and better blood pressure measurement devices. "

04/01/2009 - "Uterine-sparing techniques, such as aggressive and early use of uterotonics, balloon tamponade, uterine compression sutures, arterial ligation, and selective arterial embolization, may be used to control hemorrhage. "
02/01/2009 - "Uterine balloon tamponade should be considered in the management of second-trimester postabortion hemorrhage unresponsive to medical therapy."
01/01/2015 - "The Bakri balloon was applied when blood loss during cesarean delivery exceeded 1,000 mL. Sixty-four patients (46.7%) required uterine balloon tamponade during cesarean section due to postpartum bleeding from the lower uterine segment, of whom 50 (78.1%) had placenta previa totalis. "

01/01/2015 - "Uterine Balloon Tamponade Device and Cervical Cerclage to Correct Partial Uterine Inversion during Puerperium; Case Report."

12/01/2008 - "Surgical measures to arrest PPH include repair of genital tract trauma, evacuation of retained products of conception, uterine balloon tamponade, exploratory laparotomy and uterine compression sutures, systematic pelvic devascularization, uterine artery embolization, subtotal and total abdominal hysterectomy. "