Use of intra-arterial nitroglycerin during uterine artery embolization for severe postpartum hemorrhage with uterine artery vasospasm

Use of intra-arterial nitroglycerin during uterine artery embolization for severe postpartum hemorrhage with uterine artery vasospasm

Objective: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a standard method for treating postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), although uterine artery vasospasm during UAE may lead to failure of hemostasis. Here, we report our experience with a case of PPH in which the bleeding was successfully controlled by intra-art...

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Main Authors: Liangcheng Wang, Isao Horiuchi, Yukiko Mikami, Kenjiro Takagi, Tomohisa Okochi, Kohei Hamamoto, Emiko Chiba, Katsuhiko Matsuura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
nitroglycerin
postpartum hemorrhage
uterine artery
uterine artery embolization
vasoconstriction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455915000340

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