Use of Sengstaken–Blakemore tube in massive postpartum hemorrhage: a series of 17 cases

Background.  To evaluate the efficacy and identify the indications of intrauterine tamponade with a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube in acute postpartum hemorrhage.

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