Intrauterine Balloon Tamponade Catheter
Intrauterine Balloon Catheter · Uterine Tamponade Balloon · Bakri Balloon · Bakri Postpartum Balloon
A soft catheter with a large balloon near the tip. The balloon is filled with sterile fluid through a port and stopcock at the outer end.
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What it does and the lengths it comes in.
What it’s for
Placed in the uterine cavity and inflated so the pressure against the uterine wall stops bleeding, for example after hysteroscopic surgery or for postpartum hemorrhagepohst-PAR-tum HEM-uh-rijHeavy bleeding after birth: a total blood loss of 1,000 mL or more, or blood loss with signs of low blood volume, within 24 hours.post- afterpart/o birthhem/o blood-rrhage bursting forthFull entry that continues despite uterine massage and compression. In our hysteroscopic myomectomy setup it is kept available with a indwelling urinary catheterin-DWEL-ing YUR-ih-nair-ee KATH-uh-terA tube passed through the urethra into the bladder and left in place to drain urine into a bag.Full entry in case of bleeding.
Lengths and variants
Purpose-made uterine balloons (such as the Bakri). A 10 mL indwelling urinary catheterin-DWEL-ing YUR-ih-nair-ee KATH-uh-terA tube passed through the urethra into the bladder and left in place to drain urine into a bag.Full entry with the balloon filled to 5 mL can be used the same way after hysteroscopy; a condom tied to a Foley catheter is a low-cost substitute for postpartum hemorrhagepohst-PAR-tum HEM-uh-rijHeavy bleeding after birth: a total blood loss of 1,000 mL or more, or blood loss with signs of low blood volume, within 24 hours.post- afterpart/o birthhem/o blood-rrhage bursting forthFull entry .
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2 sources
- Rock and Jones. Te Linde's Operative Gynecology. 10th ed. Chapter 18 (Principles of Gynecologic Surgical Techniques and Management of Endoscopy), p. 366
- WHO. Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2nd ed. 2017. Vaginal bleeding after childbirth, Intrauterine balloon tamponade
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