OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the usefulness of a new method of applying compressive sutures to treat postpartum bleeding secondary to uterine atony. METHODS: Multiple sutures were applied longitudinally and transversally around the uterus of 7 women with postpartum uterine atony and postpartum bleeding. RESULTS: The procedure was successful in all cases. CONCLUSION: Compressive sutures of the uterus were effective in treating uterine atony with postpartum bleeding. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the usefulness of a new method of applying compressive sutures to treat postpartum bleeding secondary to uterine atony. METHODS: Multiple sutures were applied longitudinally and transversally around the uterus of 7 women with postpartum uterine atony and postpartum bleeding. RESULTS: The procedure was successful in all cases. CONCLUSION: Compressive sutures of the uterus were effective in treating uterine atony with postpartum bleeding. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
Authors: Maria Fernanda Escobar; Anwar H Nassar; Gerhard Theron; Eythan R Barnea; Wanda Nicholson; Diana Ramasauskaite; Isabel Lloyd; Edwin Chandraharan; Suellen Miller; Thomas Burke; Gabriel Ossanan; Javier Andres Carvajal; Isabella Ramos; Maria Antonia Hincapie; Sara Loaiza; Daniela Nasner Journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Date: 2022-03 Impact factor: 4.447