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- Title
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta deployed by acute care surgeons in patients with morbidly adherent placenta: a feasible solution for two lives in peril.
- Authors
Manzano-Nunez, Ramiro; Escobar-Vidarte, Maria F.; Orlas, Claudia P.; Herrera-Escobar, Juan P.; Galvagno, Samuel M.; Melendez, Juan J.; Padilla, Natalia; McCarty, Justin C.; Nieto, Albaro J.; Ordoñez, Carlos A.
- Abstract
Morbidly adherent placenta (MAP), which includes accreta, increta, and percreta, is a condition characterized by the invasion of the uterine wall by placental tissue. The condition is associated with higher odds of massive post-partum hemorrhage. Several interventions have been developed to improve hemorrhage-related outcomes in these patients; however, there is no evidence to prefer any intervention over another. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an endovascular intervention that may be useful and effective to reduce hemorrhage and transfusions in MAP patients. The objective of this narrative review is to summarize the evidence for REBOA in patients with MAP. We posit that acute care surgeons can perform REBOA for patients with MAP.
- Subjects
AORTA surgery; HEMORRHAGE risk factors; ENDOVASCULAR surgery; CRITICAL care medicine; PLACENTA diseases; PUERPERAL disorders; RESUSCITATION; SURGEONS; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1749-7922
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13017-018-0205-2