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From: Clinical outcomes of prophylactic compression sutures for treatment of uterine atony during the cesarean delivery of twins

Fig. 1

The modified B-Lynch uterine compression suture. a The straight needle was passed through the lateral side of the uterus from the posterior to anterior walls, 2~3 cm superior from the upper edge of the low flap transverse incision. b The vertical brace suture was tied at the fundus with compression tightly. The end edge of the suture tie was tagged with Kelly clamps. c The same procedure was repeated on the contralateral side. d At the fundus of the uterus, both tagged sutures were tied together at the midline to prevent slippage of the sutures

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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