Endovascular therapies for primary postpartum hemorrhage: techniques and outcomes.
Interventional radiologists are often consulted for acute management of hemorrhagic complications in obstetric and gynecologic patients. The aim of this article is to review the common indications for vascular embolization in obstetric and gynecologic emergencies, specifically in the setting of primary postpartum hemorrhage, and to discuss the technique and outcomes of endovascular treatment.
Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Matthew G
MG
Gipson
Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Mitchell T
MT
Smith
balloon occlusion catheter; embolization; endovascular; postpartum hemorrhage