Mechanical Properties of the Every Second Matters for Mothers-Uterine Balloon Tamponade (ESM-UBT) Device: In Vitro Tests

• Main Authors: Kamyar Mollazadeh-Moghaddam (Author), Michelle Dundek (Author), Anuj Bellare (Author), Anderson Borovac-Pinheiro (Author), Alice Won (Author), Thomas F. Burke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the most common cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, most of which occurs in resource-poor settings. Placement of a uterine balloon may be life-saving in uncontrolled PPH. The Every Second Matters for Mothers-Uterine Balloon Tamponade (ESM-UBT...