Comparison of outcome between intrauterine balloon tamponade and uterine artery embolization in the management of persistent postpartum hemorrhage: A propensity score-matched cohort study.
Paul I RamlerDacia D C A HenriquezThomas van den AkkerCamila Caram-DeelderRolf H H GroenwoldKitty W M BloemenkampJos van RoosmalenJan M M van LithJohanna van der Bomnull nullPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2019)
No difference in the risk of peripartum hysterectomy and/or maternal death was observed between women who had intrauterine balloon tamponade and women who underwent uterine artery embolization as an initial management for persistent postpartum hemorrhage. Although this study was underpowered to demonstrate equivalence, our study design provides a framework for future research in which intrauterine balloon tamponade may prove to be a suitable intervention of first choice in the management of persistent postpartum hemorrhage.