Which uterine sparing technique should be used for uterine atony during cesarean section? The Bakri balloon or the B-Lynch suture?

Kaya, Baris; Guralp, Onur; Tuten, ABDULLAH; Unal, Orhan; Celik, Melih; Dogan, Askin

doi:10.1007/s00404-016-4015-z

Which uterine sparing technique should be used for uterine atony during cesarean section? The Bakri balloon or the B-Lynch suture?

Kaya B., Guralp O., Tuten A., Unal O., Celik M. O., Dogan A.

ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, vol.294, no.3, pp.511-517, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 294 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00404-016-4015-z
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.511-517
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose To evaluate various aspects of two popular uterine sparing techniques, the B-Lynch uterine compression suture and Bakri balloon tamponade, in severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).