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Go Un Jeon1, Gyeong Sik Jeon1, Young Ran Kim2
1Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Background:
The reported success rate of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) differs by the cause of bleeding; in some reports, UAE shows less successful results in patients with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).
Purpose:
To evaluate the outcome of UAE for treating PPH associated with PAS.
Material And Methods:
From September 2011 to September 2021, 227 patients (mean age = 34.67±4.06 years; age range = 19-47 years) underwent UAE for managing intractable PPH. Patients were divided into two groups: those with PAS (n = 46) and those without PAS (n = 181). Delivery details, embolization details, and procedure-related outcomes were compared between the two groups. P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results:
The technical success rate was 96.9% (n = 222) and the clinical success rate was 93.8% (n = 215). There were no significant differences in outcome of UAE between the two patient groups. The technical success rate was 95.7% (n = 44) in patients with PAS and 98.3% (n = 178) in patients without PAS (P = 0.267). The clinical success rate was 91.3% (n = 42) in patients with PAS and 95.6% (n = 173) in patients without PAS (P = 0.269). There were 24 cases of immediate complications, including pelvic pain (n = 20), urticaria (n = 3), and puncture site hematoma (n = 1). No major complication was reported.
Conclusion:
UAE is a safe and effective method to control intractable PPH for patients with or without PAS.
