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tamponade
(redirected from Balloon tamponade)

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Noun1.tamponade - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
blockage, obstruction - the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
cardiac tamponade - mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion


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Varices may require a special surgical procedure called balloon tamponade ligation to stop the bleeding.
In refractory epistaxis, the failure rate of posterior nasal packing, including packing with the use of a balloon tamponade, has been reported to be as high as 52%.
In a similar statement issued in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) along with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) cited the use of the Bakri Postpartum Balloon to illustrate the importance of using balloon tamponade as a primary support tool to treat postpartum hemorrhage.
 
 
 
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