Short and long-term menstrual, reproductive, and mental health outcomes after the intrauterine use of chitosan tamponade or the Bakri balloon for severe postpartum hemorrhage: an observational study.

Objective: This retrospective follow-up study analyzes the effect of intrauterine postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) therapy on menstrual, reproductive, and mental health outcomes.

Methods: All women who delivered at a university hospital between 2016 and 2021 with PPH and who needed intrauterine therapy were included. A questionnaire on well-being, menses, fertility, and reproductive outcomes was mailed to the patients.

Does the use of chitosan covered gauze for postpartum hemorrhage reduce the need for surgical therapy including hysterectomy? A databased historical cohort study.

Objectives: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is still one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Recently effective PPH therapy with uterine packing with the chitosan-covered gauze was shown. This databased retrospective case-control study compares the therapy success of the chitosan tamponade with that of the balloon tamponade and medical therapy only.