Hysterectomies may be averted with UAE

A minimally invasive treatment called uterine artery embolization (UAE) may be a promising alternative to hysterectomy in women due to severe bleeding after childbirth, according to experts at Michigan State University in East Lansing. During a March 19 media briefing held by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), resident Younes Jahangiri, MD, and interventional radiologist James Morrison, MD, presented a retrospective review of 66 patients (median age, 31) who underwent UAE for uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage at their hospital between 2014 and 2022.Younes Jahangiri, MD, of Michigan State University, described a procedure called uterine artery embolization at a March 19 media briefing held by the Society of Interventional Radiology. According to the findings, UAE successfully controlled postpartum hemorrhaging in 62 of the 66 patients (94%). “As the medical community looks for ways to provide better care for women to address maternal health and peripartum care, [UAE] is one more option on the table that could help many women,” Jahangiri said. Postpartum hemorrhage is a rare but potentially deadly complication of childbirth. To stop it, obstetricians first typically use conservative approaches to replace the lost blood or to promote clotting. If these measures are insufficient, however, hysterectomy is usually performed. Alternatively, interventional radiologists can be brought in to perform UAE, the researchers explained. This procedure is performed by in...
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