This paper analyses the design and measurement issues that deal with the development of uterine balloon tamponade devices to treat post-partum haemorrhage to be used in low-resource settings. This emergency situation requires low-cost, reliable, and easy-to-use solutions to stop the bleeding quickly. The analysis highlights that, although solutions are already available, still, there are issues concerning the quantification of blood lost volume, the measure of the pressure applied by the tamponade system to the uterine walls, and the lack of a user-centred design approach focused on the woman.

Fighting maternal bleeding in low-resource settings: An analysis of design and measurement issues

Candidori S.;De Gaetano F.;Osouli K.;Volonte P.;Graziosi S.;Costantino M. L.
2021-01-01

Abstract

This paper analyses the design and measurement issues that deal with the development of uterine balloon tamponade devices to treat post-partum haemorrhage to be used in low-resource settings. This emergency situation requires low-cost, reliable, and easy-to-use solutions to stop the bleeding quickly. The analysis highlights that, although solutions are already available, still, there are issues concerning the quantification of blood lost volume, the measure of the pressure applied by the tamponade system to the uterine walls, and the lack of a user-centred design approach focused on the woman.
2021
2021 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, MetroInd 4.0 and IoT 2021 - Proceedings
978-1-6654-1980-2
Maternal mortality
Post-partum haemorrhage
User-centred design
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