Balloon tamponade

Balloon tamponade

Reproductive system

Published in A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha, Clark’s Procedures in Diagnostic Imaging: A System-Based Approach, 2020

A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha

Embolisation is also effective in management of post-partum haemorrhage [28], although it is not specifically recommendedin the NICE guidance on management of the third stage of labour [29]and balloon tamponade of the uterus may be as effective and more readily available [30].

Profile of the Jada® System: the vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device for treating abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage

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Published in Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2021

Mary D’Alton, Kara Rood, Hyagriv Simhan, Dena Goffman

If these medications do not adequately control abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or cannot be used in a patient due to contraindications, additional interventions are employed. For uterine atony, the next available intervention is often the insertion of a uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) device. Uterine balloon tamponade devices apply pressure directly to the vasculature by expanding against the inner walls of the uterus for 12 to 24 hours. If the abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding continues, more aggressive and increasingly invasive procedures may be indicated, including surgical interventions such as arterial ligation, compression sutures and hysterectomy.

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