Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery: a case report.
Bleeding is a major complication of revision total hip replacement. We report a case where the inflated balloon of a urinary catheter was used to temporarily control intrapelvic bleeding from the superior gluteal artery, while definitive measures for endovascular embolisation were made.
Konangamparambath
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Department of Orthopaedics, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, UK.
Wilkinson
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Cleveland
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Stockley
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D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation