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Modified Pereira Suture as an Effective Option to Treat Postpartum Hemorrhage due to Uterine Atony

2018; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 40; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0037-1613690

1806-9339

Maria Lúcia Moleiro, Luís Guedes‐Martins, Alexandrina Mendes, Cláudia Marques, Jorge Braga,

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Abstract Nowadays, postpartum hemorrhage is the major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Uterine atony is its main cause; thus, prophylactic measures, as well as medical and surgical fast approaches, have been developed to manage it. The uterine compression sutures are a possible treatment that preserves the uterus and, consequently, the fertility potential. Bearing that in mind, we report two cases of postpartum hemorrhage after caesarean section, successfully treated with a new modification of Pereira suture — longitudinal and transverse uterine sutures were applied after no response was registered to the first-line therapies. Both women recovered, and the postpartum evaluation revealed a normal uterus with an adequate blood supply, suggesting potential fertility, as described in the literature regarding this kind of therapeutic approach.