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374 questions · 377 findings · 63 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 88 · 23.3%GRADE not reported 32 · 8.5%Very low 92 · 24.4%Low 103 · 27.3%Moderate 50 · 13.3%High 12 · 3.2%

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Mortality due to bleeding · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Hysterectomy to control bleeding · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Serious maternal morbidity (renal or respiratory failure, cardiac arrest or multiple organ failure) · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Number of women with total blood loss 1000 mL or more after randomisation · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Mean blood loss (mL) (trialist defined) · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Blood transfusion (red cell or whole blood) · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) vs uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another intrauterine tamponade method)

Side effects of the intervention (e.g. trauma, necrosis) ‐ fever · Women (aged between 20 and 40) diagnosed with primary PPH following 'normal' vaginal birth and unresponsive to medical treatment (Ashraf…

It is very uncertain whether intrauterine balloon tamponade (condom‐loaded catheter) changes side effects of the intervention (e.g. trauma, necrosis) ‐ fever compared with uterovaginal packing (intrauterine tamponade versus another… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Mortality due to bleeding · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Hysterectomy to control bleeding · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique may leads to lower hysterectomy to control bleeding compared with standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External uterine compression (all methods) plus normal care vs normal care

Blood transfusion (red cell or whole blood) · women diagnosed with primary PPH following vaginal birth. PPH was defined as quote: "blood loss > 500mL after delivery" p 601

It is very uncertain whether external uterine compression (all methods) plus normal care changes blood transfusion (red cell or whole blood) compared with normal care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Serious maternal morbidity (renal or respiratory failure, cardiac arrest or multiple organ failure) · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Number of women with total blood loss 1000 mL or more after randomisation · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Mean blood loss (mL) (trialist defined) · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…
1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Blood transfusion (red cell or whole blood) · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Modified B‐Lynch compression suture technique vs standard B‐Lynch compression suture (one uterine compression suture technique versus another uterine compression suture technique)

Side effects of the intervention (e.g. trauma, necrosis) · women with uncontrolled atonic PPH following caesarean section, and not responding to standard care (uterine massage, ecbolics and…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

External uterine compression (all methods) plus normal care vs normal care

Side effects of the intervention (e.g. trauma, necrosis) ‐ not reported · women diagnosed with primary PPH following vaginal birth. PPH was defined as quote: "blood loss > 500mL after delivery" p 601

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs low‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general anaesthetic as a result of failure to establish adequate initial blockade · women undergoing caesarean section

Combined spinal‐epidural showed no clear difference in number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general… compared with low‐dose spinal (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs low‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at any time after CSE or spinal anaesthetic insertion · women undergoing caesarean section

Combined spinal‐epidural showed no clear difference in number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at… compared with low‐dose spinal (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review