BioMed Research International

Research Article

The Discriminant Use of Intrauterine Balloon Tamponade and Compression Sutures for Management of Major Postpartum Hemorrhage: Comparison of Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcome

Table 2

Comparison of the success rate between IUBT and compression sutures in different causes of PPH.
IUBTCompression sutures value
All PPH
 Success49 (73.1%)16 (55.1%)0.15
 Additional procedures required7 (10.5%)7 (24.1%)
 Hysterectomy11 (16.4%)6 (20.7%)
PPH due to uterine atony
 Success29 (69.0%)15 (65.3%)0.09
 Additional procedures required5 (11.9%)3 (13.0%)
 Hysterectomy8 (19.0%)5 (21.7%)
PPH due to placenta praevia/accreta
 Success17 (77.3%)1 (16.7%)0.01
 Additional procedures required2 (9.1%)4 (66.6%)
 Hysterectomy3 (13.6%)1 (16.7%)
Note: comparing success against additional procedures+hysterectomy. For overall group, . For uterine atony, . For placenta praevia/accreta, . IUBT: intrauterine balloon tamponade; PPH: postpartum hemorrhage. Statistically significant.