Balloon tamponade in atonic bleeding induces uterine contraction: attempt to quantify uterine stiffness using acoustic radiation force impulse elastography before and after balloon tamponade

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011 Oct;90(10):1171-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01169.x. Epub 2011 Jun 16.

Authors

Takashi Yorifuji, Toshitaka Tanaka, Shintaro Makino, Taro Koshiishi, Motoi Sugimura, Satoru Takeda

PMID: 21535432
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01169.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemostatic Techniques
Humans
Postpartum Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Postpartum Hemorrhage / therapy*
Pregnancy
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Uterine Balloon Tamponade / methods*
Uterine Contraction / physiology*
Uterine Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Uterine Hemorrhage / therapy*