A low-cost uterine balloon tamponade for management of postpartum hemorrhage: modeling the potential impact on maternal mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. This study sought to quantify the potential health impact (morbidity and mortality reductions) that a low-cost uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) could have on women suffering from uncontrolled PPH due to uterine...

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Autores principales: Herrick, Tara, Mvundura, Mercy, Burke, Thomas F., Abu-Haydar, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29132342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1564-5

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