Uterine tamponade balloon for the management of massive hemorrhage during cesarean section due to placenta previa/increta.

OBJECTIVE

Uterine tamponade with the Bakri catheter is effectively used as a treatment in postpartum hemorrhage and as a means to prevent fertility.

CASE: We present a case of a 40-year-old pregnant woman who had a massive hemorrhage during cesarean section who was successfully treated with a tamponade balloon. Furthermore, we comment on a similar technique--Logothetopoulos pack--which was first developed and used in our department in the early years of the previous century.

CONCLUSION

A conservative technique such as the Bakri catheter is an alternative intermediate step to control postpartum hemorrhage when pharmaceutical methods fail and before proceeding to obstetric hysterectomy.