A pilot study of the impact of a novel compression belt on pelvic blood flow in healthy postpartum women

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Nov;131(2):208. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.05.022. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

Authors

Vikram Sinai Talaulikar¹, Asma Khalil², Amar Bhide², Tor Inge Garvik³, Frode Liland³, Virginia Lowe², Melissa Ogbomo², Sabaratnam Arulkumaran²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's Hospital and University of London, London, UK. Electronic address: vikram.talaulikar@uclh.nhs.uk.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's Hospital and University of London, London, UK.
³ Laerdal Medical, Stavanger, Norway.

PMID: 26298196
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.05.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Compression; Device; Doppler; Iliac; Pelvic; Postpartum hemorrhage; Uterine.

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Hemostatic Techniques / instrumentation*
Humans
Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pelvis / blood supply*
Pilot Projects
Postpartum Hemorrhage / prevention & control*
Postpartum Hemorrhage / therapy
Postpartum Period / physiology
Regional Blood Flow*
Ultrasonography
Uterine Artery / diagnostic imaging
Young Adult