Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery: A CASE REPORT

S. Konangamparambath; J. M. Wilkinson; T. Cleveland; I. Stockley

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

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Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery

A CASE REPORT

S. Konangamparambath
J. M. Wilkinson
T. Cleveland
I. Stockley

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Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery

Konangamparambath S, Wilkinson JM, Cleveland T, Stockley I. Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007;89-B(1):32-33. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

Konangamparambath, S., et al. “Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 89-B, no. 1, 2007, pp. 32-33., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

Konangamparambath, S., Wilkinson, J. M., Cleveland, T., & Stockley, I. (2007). Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 89-B(1), 32-33. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

Konangamparambath, S., Wilkinson, J. M., Cleveland, T. and Stockley, I. (2007) “Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 89-B(1), pp. 32-33. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

Konangamparambath, S., J. M. Wilkinson, T. Cleveland, and I. Stockley. “Urinary catheter tamponade to control intra-operative bleeding from the superior gluteal artery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 89-B, no. 1 (2007): 32-33. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18162

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Abstract

Bleeding is a major complication of revision total hip replacement. We report a case where the inflated balloon of a urinary catheter was used to temporarily control intrapelvic bleeding from the superior gluteal artery, while definitive measures for endovascular embolisation were made.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr J. M. Wilkinson; e-mail: wilkomark@aol.com

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