Pereira Suture: an Alternative Compression Suture to Treat Uterine Atony

Agung B Setiyono (Temanggung General Hospital, Central Java)
Alamsyah Aziz (Faculty of Medicine, University of Padjajaran/ Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung)
Agus Sulistyono (Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga/ Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya)
Johanes C Mose (Faculty of Medicine, University of Padjajaran/ Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung)

Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Majalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi Indonesia)
Volume. 3, No. 3, July 2015

Objective: To evaluate the use of Pereira suture as a conservative surgical management in postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Methods: The study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temanggung General Hospital, Central Java, Indonesia. Data was retrieved retrospectively from medical records, from January 2011 until December 2013. Results: Pereira suture was done in four cases of uterine atony with failed conservative management, and the procedure was found to be successful in all cases. Conclusion: Pereira suture is an alternative surgical procedure for the treatment of uterine atony after failed conservative management. [Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 3: 177-182] Keywords: pereira suture, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine atony