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Table 2 Table summarising technical success rates and complications from published series of trans-arterial embolisation for post-partum haemorrhage

From: CIRSE standards of practice on gynaecological and obstetric haemorrhage

Author

Year of publication

No. of patients

Technical success rate

Repeat embolisation required (n)

Major complications (n)

Boulleret et al.

2004

35

100%

9% (3)

11% (4)

Ornan et al.

2003

28

96%

0%

14% (4)

Pelage et al.

1998

27

93%

4% (1)

4% (1)

Deux et al.

2001

25

96%

8% (2)

0%

Ratnam et al.

2008

19

79%

0%

0%

Tsang et al

2004

12

100%

0%

0%

Tourne et al.

2003

12

92%

0%

0%

Maassen et al.

2009

11

82%

18% (2)

18% (2)

Hong et al.

2004

10

100%

0%

0%

Ojala et al.

2005

22

100%

0%

13% (3)

Spreu et al.

2017

16

100%

6% (1)

0%