Effectiveness of the Intrauterine Compression Balloon in Postpartum Hemorrhage, Riobamba Provincial Teaching Hospital – October 2015 to September 2016

• Published in: ESPOCH congresses Vol. 1; no. 6; pp. 80 - 90
• Main Authors: Rojas Pérez, Lino Arturo, Rojas Cruz, Lino Arturo, Villagómez Vega, María Daniela, Rojas Cruz, Augusto Ernesto, Rojas Cruz, Andrés Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Knowledge E 09.09.2021
• Subjects: postpartum hemorrhage, uterine bleeding, uterine tamponade with balloon

  Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage is blood loss greater than 500 mL after a normal delivery or more than 1000 mL after a cesarean section, or any postpartum bleeding regardless of the amount causing hemodynamic instability. The uterine blood flow in a term pregnancy is approximately 500 to 700 m...