Safety of a condom uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for uncontrolled primary postpartum hemorrhage among facilities in Kenya and Sierra Leone

• Main Authors: Aparna Ramanathan (Author), Melody J. Eckardt (Author), Brett D. Nelson (Author), Moytrayee Guha (Author), Monica Oguttu (Author), Zaid Altawil (Author), Thomas Burke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. While evidence on uterine balloon tamponade efficacy for severe hemorrhage is encouraging, little is known about safety of this intervention. The objective of this study was to e...