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01-02-2017 | Clinical Investigation

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Predictive Factors of Need for Embolic Material Conversion of Gelatin Sponge Particles to N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate

Authors: Yukichi Tanahashi, Satoshi Goshima, Hiroshi Kondo, Tomohiro Ando, Yoshifumi Noda, Hiroshi Kawada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Junichi Kotoku, Shigeru Furui, Masayuki Matsuo

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

Purpose

To identify predictive factors for embolic material conversion to N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for the treatment of primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after failed transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) using gelatin sponge (GS).

Materials and Methods

Institutional review board approval was obtained. We retrospectively studied 62 consecutive women with primary PPH who underwent TAE between January 2006 and March 2015. Five of them were excluded for the following: cardiopulmonary arrest at arrival (n = 1), uterine inversion (n = 1), and hysterectomy after TAE (n = 3). Remaining 57 women (age range, 21–43 years; mean, 32.6 years) comprised study population. TAE was initially performed using GS in all cases and then converted to NBCA after two embolizations using GS with persistent hemodynamic instability or vaginal bleeding. The patients’ background, uterine height, vital signs, laboratory tests, disseminated intravascular coagulation score, and details of procedure were reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine factors related to embolic material conversion.

Results

Technical success rate was 100%. Fourteen patients (25%) needed embolic material conversion to NBCA. Univariate analysis showed that uterine height, systolic blood pressure (sBP), and hemoglobin level were significantly related to embolic material conversion to NBCA (P = 0.029, 0.030, and 0.042). Logistic regression analysis showed that uterine height (odds ratio, 1.37; P = 0.025) and sBP (odds ratio, 0.96; P = 0.003) were associated with embolic material conversion to NBCA.

Conclusion

Uterine height and sBP can be predictive factors for embolic material conversion to NBCA for the treatment of PPH.

Level of Evidence

Level 4, Case Control Study

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Title: Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Predictive Factors of Need for Embolic Material Conversion of Gelatin Sponge Particles to N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate
Authors: Yukichi Tanahashi
Satoshi Goshima
Hiroshi Kondo
Tomohiro Ando
Yoshifumi Noda
Hiroshi Kawada
Nobuyuki Kawai
Junichi Kotoku
Shigeru Furui
Masayuki Matsuo
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1496-x

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Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Predictive Factors of Need for Embolic Material Conversion of Gelatin Sponge Particles to N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate

Abstract

Purpose

Materials and Methods

Results

Conclusion

Level of Evidence

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Conclusion

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