Vascular control by infrarenal aortic cross-clamping in placenta accreta spectrum disorders: description of technique

M-M Chou1, M-J Chen2, H-W Su2

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre for High Risk Pregnancy and Maternal and Fetal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

We describe a novel surgical technique in 31 women with histopathologically confirmed placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders managed by a multidisciplinary team using a prophylactic infrarenal abdominal aortic cross-clamping technique during caesarean hysterectomy. We conclude that this new surgical procedure is a relatively safe technique to potentially control operative blood loss. Our work may stimulate others to develop protocols assessing this innovative technique to improve the surgical outcome of PAS disorders.

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