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

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...

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Main Authors: Maria Lúcia Moleiro, Luís Guedes-Martins, Alexandrina Mendes, Cláudia Marques, Jorge Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2018-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032018000200092&tlng=en