| July 2011 · Vol. 23, No. 7 Editorial
TIPS FROM EXPERIENCE
Have you made best use of
the Bakri balloon in PPH?
Reach for the balloon often and, for greatest benefit, apply it early in the postpartum hemorrhage treatment algorithm
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Robert
L.
Barbieri,
MDEditor in Chief
obg@qhc.com
Obstetricians know that postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) must be treated decisively and swiftly.1 To review:
Active management of the third stage after vaginal delivery, with a uterotonic such as oxytocin, helps to reduce the frequency of PPH2; in a recent randomized trial involving vaginal delivery, the rate of PPH was 10% in women who received postpartum oxytocin and 17% in those who did not (P<.001).3
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