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Effectiveness of Foley catheter in controlling post-evacuation uterine bleeding after a missed abortion


Samuel A Uzoigwe
Rosemary N Ogu

Abstract

Three patients who had profuse uterine bleeding following evacuation of the uterus for missed abortion are presented. Further haemorrhage was controlled in all the patients by distending the balloon of the Foley's catheter introduced into the uterine cavity. Foley catheter is cheap, simple to use and readily available in controlling uterine bleeding thereby
avoiding the need for more blood transfusion and operative interventions in cases of excessive bleeding resulting from evacuation of missed abortion.

Keywords: Foley catheter, missed abortion, uterine bleeding

Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Vol. 22(1) 2005: 76-78

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