Open AccessRole of uterine cavity vacuum aspiration in the prevention and treatment of postpartum endometritis
Author(s) -
R. A. Osipov,
N. L. Kapelyushnik,
E. R. Osipova,
M. N. Jikia,
V. S. Sokolov
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj99662
Subject(s) - vacuum aspiration , uterine cavity , myometrium , endometrium , medicine , endometritis , uterus , gynecology , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , family planning , population , environmental health , research methodology , genetics
Being supporters of early intervention, we have performed vacuum aspiration of the uterine cavity contents in 62 laboring women over the past two years to prevent the spread of infection beyond the endometrium. During this operation, unlike uterine curettage, the basal layer of the endometrium, the venous lacunas of the internal layer of the myometrium and the myometrium itself are not traumatized. The negative pressure created by the vacuum aspirator prevents the uterine contents from penetrating the venous network.