Effectiveness of Balloon Tamponade with a Condom Catheter versus Using a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube in Patients with Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage

To compare the efficacy of balloon tamponade versus Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in patients with primary PPH.

Open label, randomized controlled trial.

Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

The inclusion criteria were females aged between 18-40 years of parity 1-6, gravida 1-6, gestational age 31 to 41 weeks, with primary PPH. The exclusion criteria were critically ill patients, those with documented end-organ liver or renal failure (assessed by a medical record), or those with a documented bleeding disorder history, i.e., factor deficiencies (assessed by a medical record). Those with secondary PPH, PPH due to trauma or retained products of the placenta, or those with chorioamnitis were also excluded.

In Balloon tamponade group, females underwent balloon tamponade, and those in Sengstaken-Blakemore group underwent Sengstaken-Blakemore tube insertion and balloon removal after 24 hours.

Effectiveness will be labeled as failed if there was more than 100 ml of blood loss within 10 minutes after the removal of the balloon tamponade or Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Females were divided into two equal groups by a simple lottery method

We are undecided about data sharing right now.

We are undecided about data sharing right now.

We are undecided about data sharing right now.

We are undecided about data sharing right now.

We are undecided about data sharing right now.

We are undecided about data sharing right now.