Intraoperative color Doppler during manual vacuum aspiration prevents retained products of conception
Intraoperative confirmation of the disappearance of uterine cavity blood flow using color Doppler during MVA is a simple, safe, and effective technique to prevent RPOC. This approach may reduce the need for repeat surgery and postoperative hemorrhage and could be incorporated into standard MVA protocols.
Authors
- Keito P. Nakayama
- Maki Ogi
- Yosuke Ono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-9434)
- Tatsuya Yoshihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-7356)
- Dai Miyashita
- Satoko Sasatsu
- Osamu Yoshino
Institutions
- University of Yamanashi (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70810
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00