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. 2022 Nov;159(2):466-473.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14156. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Impact of the introduction of a low-cost uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for managing severe postpartum hemorrhage in India: A comparative before-and-after study

Thomas F Burke  1   2   3 , Poonam V Shivkumar  4 , Preeti Priyadarshani  5 , Lorraine Garg  1   2 , Agustin Conde-Agudelo  6 , Moytrayee Guha  1   7
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Impact of the introduction of a low-cost uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for managing severe postpartum hemorrhage in India: A comparative before-and-after study

Thomas F Burke et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the impact of introducing a uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for managing severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), mainly due to uterine atony, in health facilities in India on the rates of PPH-related maternal death and invasive procedures for PPH control.

Methods: We used a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference (DID) design to compare changes in the rates of a composite outcome (PPH-related maternal death and/or artery ligation, uterine compression sutures, or hysterectomy) among women delivering in nine intervention facilities compared with those delivering in two control facilities, before and after the introduction of ESM-UBT.

Results: The study sample included 214 123 deliveries (n = 78 509 before ESM-UBT introduction; n = 47 211 during ESM-UBT introduction; and n = 88 403 after ESM-UBT introduction). After introduction of ESM-UBT, there was a significant decline in the rate of the primary composite outcome in intervention facilities (21.0-11.4 per 10 000 deliveries; difference -9.6, 95% confidence interval -14.0 to -5.4). Change in the rate of the primary composite outcome was not significant in control facilities (11.7-17.2 per 10 000 deliveries; difference 5.4, 95% confidence interval -3.9 to 14.9). DID analyses showed there was a significant reduction in the rate of the primary composite outcome in intervention facilities relative to control facilities (adjusted DID estimate -15.0 per 10 000 points, 95% confidence interval -23.3 to -6.8; P = 0.005).

Conclusion: Introduction of the ESM-UBT in health facilities in India was associated with a significant reduction in PPH-related maternal death and/or invasive procedures for PPH control.

Keywords: artery ligation; hysterectomy; maternal death; postpartum hemorrhage; uterine balloon tamponade; uterine compression sutures.

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