Esike's three-brace suture technique for controlling life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage - A report of two cases

Postpartum hemorrhage is a great cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide with these effects being worse in developing countries. Uterine atony is the commonest cause. Esike's three brace suture technique is a novel simple but effective method that was used to successfully control li...

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Published in:Annals of African medicine 2021, Vol.20 (2), p.141-144
Main Author: Uzoma Esike, Chidi Ochu
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Postpartum hemorrhage is a great cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide with these effects being worse in developing countries. Uterine atony is the commonest cause. Esike's three brace suture technique is a novel simple but effective method that was used to successfully control life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony in two women with the preservation of their uterus. Vicryl or chromic catgut 2 was used to apply compression sutures on the atonic uterus. This simple, effective, less invasive, easy to learn uterine-sparing technique is presented for further evaluation and possible wider use in saving the lives of our PPH patients and sparing their uteri.
ISSN:0975-5764
DOI:10.4103/aam.aam_64_19