Abstract

EFFECTIVENESS OF ISTHMIC CIRCUMFERENTIAL SUTURING TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT DECLINE DURING CESAREAN SECTION FOR UTERINE ATONY AND HIGH RISK CASES

Author(s): Bulent Kurkut, Mem Arjen Yıldırım, Zeki Dogan, Humeyra Akbaş, Salih Burçin Kavak

Postpartum hemorrhage is the most important obstetric complication that poses a threat to maternal life. The most common cause is uterine atony. Studies are still ongoing to reduce the morbidity and mortality risks of cases with high risk of uterine atony, since there are no 100% effective methods for postpartum hemorrhage. This study aimed to compare Hemoglobin (hb) and Hematocrit (Htc) values before and after cesarean section in patients with uterine atony during cesarean section and high risk of uterine atony by applying the isthmic circumferential suture technique