Modified Pereira Suture as an Effective Option to Treat Postpartum Hemorrhage due to Uterine Atony

• Main Authors: Maria Lúcia Moleiro (Author), Luís Guedes-Martins (Author), Alexandrina Mendes (Author), Cláudia Marques (Author), Jorge Braga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Nowadays, postpartum hemorrhage is the major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Uterine atony is its main cause; thus, prophylactic measures, as well as medical and surgical fast approaches, have been developed to manage it. The uterine compression sutures are a possible t...