Open AccessUterine compression sutures for postpartum hemorrhage: an overview
Author(s) -
Matsubara Shigeki,
Yano Hitoshi,
Ohkuchi Akihide,
Kuwata Tomoyuki,
Usui Rie,
Suzuki Mitsuaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.12077
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , fibrous joint , safer , compression (physics) , surgery , obstetrics , gynecology , materials science , computer security , computer science , composite material
In 1997, B‐Lynch pioneered the use of uterine compression sutures for postpartum hemorrhage. Since then, some researchers, including ourselves, have devised various uterine compression sutures. High‐level evidence has not been demonstrated as to whether compression sutures achieve better and safer hemostasis for postpartum hemorrhage than other methods, and, if they do, whether one suture is more efficient and safer than another. However, generally speaking, uterine compression sutures have achieved hemostasis while preserving fertility in many women and thus their efficacy and safety have been time‐tested. Each suture has both merits and drawbacks: obstetricians must be aware of the fundamental characteristics of various sutures. In this review, we summarize the technical procedures, efficacy, safety and complications of various uterine compression sutures. We add our own experiences and opinions where necessary.