Aortic balloon occlusion: Justifiable for placenta previa without accreta?

Luo et  al. [1] performed “preset” “prophylactic” intra-operative aortic balloon occlusion (IABO) in 43 patients preoperatively diagnosed with major placenta previa (PP) “and/or” abnormally invasive placenta (AIP: accreta, increta, percreta). The uterus was preserved in 88% of the patients, wi th median intra-operative blood loss of 500 mL, providing promising data. However, I have a concern.

Source: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - August 1, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Shigeki Matsubara Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research