title: Emergency pelvic packing to control intraoperative bleeding after a Piver type-3 procedure. An unusual way to control gynaecological hemorrhage.
abstract: We report a case of gynaecologic haemorrhage after a Piver type-3 procedure treated by a packing technique. The postoperative course was uneventful and the packs were removed after six days. Intra-abdominal packing should be familiar to both obstetricians and gynecologists because when any other attempt to provide hemostasis fails, it can be the last successful way to control a life-threatening haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dept., General Hospital, FBF Isola Tiberina, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cirese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Larciprete
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011184:Postoperative Period; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*