A Saudi doctor revealed today that she has found a new way to control postpartum hemorrhage and its dangerous complications that may kill the mother. Dr. Amira Bint Othman Al Maarake, who works as a gynecologist and obstetrician at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh, explained that this method came against the background of research on finding a new and safe way to improve the effectiveness - the Bakri balloon - (a balloon made of silicone designed to pressure the uterine cavity to control the pressure of the internal arteries. That helps stop postpartum haemorrhage).
She added: "Given the limited options in the treatment of uterine muscle relaxation, which can be limited to medical drugs, surgery and catheters by placing a balloon in the arteries supplying the uterus, or hysterectomy, I preferred to implement the study on the most effective and safe options for patients, which is the use of (balloon Bakri).
She said: "My aim behind this is to find, with Dr. Muhammad Khalil, a safer and safer way to reduce the suffering of many women who suffer from postpartum hemorrhage, and its dangerous complications that may lead to the life of the mother, and until he has proven the effectiveness of fixing the balloon to the uterine wall." The abdominal wall is followed by a simple stitch method during a cesarean section.
Dr. Al-Maarik said: "The study was conducted at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh and it took five years to complete, starting in 2004 AD and ending in 2009 AD, under the supervision of a consultative committee consisting of Dr. Hessa Al-Dahami, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the Security Forces Hospital, and Dr. Muhammad Khalil, a consultant obstetrics and gynecology and consultant. Fetal medicine.
And she continued: "This study was conducted on (50) patients, who were randomly assigned to two groups: the first group in their case had a Bakri balloon fixed to the uterine wall and the abdominal wall after cesarean section, and the second group the balloon was placed inside the uterine cavity without fixation, and the results of the first group came from In terms of the amount of bleeding and the absence of the need for surgery, it is more positive and safer and safer for patients. "
Regarding the comparison of results between the two groups and previous international studies carried out in the same field, Dr. Al-Maarakeh said: “The effectiveness of viric balloon fixation was demonstrated at a rate of (96%), which confirms the success of using the aforementioned balloon fixation in the uterine wall and the abdominal wall in controlling bleeding. after birth".
It is noteworthy that the study won the first prize among many studies presented in the competition for the best medical research that is held annually at the Security Forces Hospital for the year 2009 AD during the activities of the Resident Physician Day in its eighth session.
