B-Lynch suture
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b-lynch-suture-317-10835255
title:
B-Lynch suture
text:
The B-Lynch suture or B-Lynch procedure is a form of compression suture used in obstetrics. It is used to mechanically compress an atonic uterus in the face of severe postpartum hemorrhage. It was developed by Christopher B-Lynch, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecological surgeon based at Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. B-Lynch was born in 1947 in Sierra Leone with the birth name of Christopher Balogun-Lynch. The technique was first described in 1997.
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Compression suture used in obstetrics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Lynch_suture
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2024-04-12T12:09:47Z
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