Comparison of CELOX™ PPH and Bakri balloon in management of primary atonic postpartum Haemorrhage.
Von Beckerath AK, Maul H, Elmohandes AM, Shaaban M, Habib DM, Nasr A, Abdel-Kawi AF. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016; 214(1 Suppl 1):S335. [poster presentation]
Randomised, prospective study (n=61)
- Assessment of the effectiveness of intrauterine insertion of CELOX™ PPH in comparison to Bakri balloon
- Failure rate which led to peripartum hysterectomies were 9.7% (3/31) in the CELOX™ PPH group compared to 40% (12/30) in the Bakri balloon group
- CELOX™ PPH is a potentially effective treatment in the management of atonic PPH
- CELOX™ PPH is cost effective, and is easy to use compared to the standard balloon therapy