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Compressive Uterine Sutures to Treat Postpartum Bleeding Secondary to Uterine Atony

From Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.

Objective: To demonstrate the usefulness of a new method of applying compressive sutures to treat postpartum bleeding secondary to uterine atony.

Methods: Multiple sutures were applied longitudinally and transversally around the uterus of 7 women with postpartum uterine atony and postpartum bleeding.

Results: The procedure was successful in all cases.

Conclusion: Compressive sutures of the uterus were effective in treating uterine atony with postpartum bleeding.

Level of Evidence: III

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