Christian Camilo Galindez Guerrero*, Juan Carlos Aristizabal Mendoza, Lilian Paola Navarro Mercado, Andrea Carolina Montana Alarcón, Joselyn Ayme Hernandez Golon, Marilyn Alejandra Gomez Rosero6, Lina Paola Velez Marin, Maite Isabel Rodríguez Acosta, Rodrigo Alejandro Gomez Rodriguez
Postpartum hemorrhage is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml after vaginal delivery or 1000 ml after caesarean section. This alteration is among the most frequent obstetric complications and with the highest mortality rate, in fact, postpartum haemorrhage is currently one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide, considering that 25% of maternal death is caused by this complication, that is why its early diagnosis and management should be known by any doctor, regardless of the level at which they are. It is also important to highlight the role of this complication, both due to its magnitude and the need to develop methods that manage to mitigate the problem, thus causing the existence of various tools available to avoid or minimize its occurrence, currently counting on multiple medical interventions, surgical and non-surgical potentially effective for its treatment, such as the Bakri Balloon. Which is considered a non-invasive, fast and safe method to treat postpartum hemorrhage mainly secondary to uterine atony?
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