Interventional therapy of postpartum hemorrhage: report of 19 cases
- VernacularTitle:产后出血介入治疗19例分析
- Author:
Xifen SHU
;
Yong ZUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Postpartum hemorrhage;
Embolization,therapeutic
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(1):52-53
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This investigation was to evaluate the implication of interventional therapy in postpartum hemorrhage at emergency settings. Due to the failure of conservative therapy, nineteen postpartum hemorrhage cases received digital subtraction angiography(DSA)followed by internal iliac or uterine artery embolization by using gelatin sponge. As a result, all of 19 patients showed good response to the treatment, and no recurrence Was found after 6 months' follow-up. Our findings suggested that artery embolization is a safe, effective and micro-invasive treatment strategy for intractable postpartum hemorrhage, which could reduce mortality and avoid hysterectomy as well.
