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Table 3 Summary of the results of surgical outcome of the dedicated needles for uterine compression sutures

From: New dedicated blunt straight needles and sutures for uterine compression sutures: a retrospective study and literature review

Reference number

Year

Author

Cases

Main indication of UCS

Needle and suture types

Method

Adjunctive hemostatic procedures (without hysterectomy)

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

Rate of transfusion

Rate of uterine preservation

Severe complicationa

Subsequent pregnancy

11

2011

Yoong W

11

UA+ PP

No. 1 poliglecaprone 25 with ethiguard needle

Uterine sandwich technique

All cases: IUBT

1500 (Median)

NA

11/11 (100%)

None

None

12

2013

Kaoiean S

24

UA

23 cases:

B-Lynch suture

1 case: Hayman suture

6 cases: BUAL

1750 (Median)

15/24 (32.5%)

23/24 (95.8%)

None

None

2018

Current study

21

UA

Modified B-Lynch suture

1 case: IUBT

2110 (Mean)

10/21 (47.6%)

20/21 (95.2%)

None

None

10

2013

Yano H

1

Placenta accreta

100-mm custom-made needle (Suture was unknown)

MY suture

None

NA

NA

1/1 (100%)

NA

NA

2018

Current study

19

UA

80-mm straight blunt needle with No. 2 polydioxanone suture

Modified Hayman suture

3 cases: IUBT

1 case: IUBT and UAE

2143 (Mean)

8/19 (42.8%)

17/19 (89.5%)

None

1 case: no complication

  1. aSevere complications are defined as need for surgical intervention to treat complications due to uterine compression sutures
  2. BUAL Bilateral uterine artery ligation
  3. IUBT Intra uterine balloon tamponade
  4. NA Not available
  5. PP Placenta previa
  6. UA Uterinetony