Under Pressure: Intraluminal Filling Pressures of Postpartum Hemorrhage Tamponade Balloons

Abstract Objective Uterine tamponade by fluid-filled balloons is now an accepted method of controlling postpartum hemorrhage. Available tamponade balloons vary in design and material, which affects the filling attributes and volume at which they rupture. We aimed to characterize the fil...

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Main Authors: Kathleen M. Antony, Diana A. Racusin, Michael A. Belfort, Gary A. Dildy III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-04-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1602657