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†These authors contributed equally.
Background: Placenta accreta spectrum can cause catastrophic
hemorrhage. Knotless barbed suture line has been considered to reduce bleeding
during cesarean section (CS). The purpose of this study was to determine whether
the use of knotless barbed suture line could effectively reduce bleeding in
patients with placenta accreta and placenta increta. Methods: After
obtaining ethical approval, we performed a retrospective cohort study between
women with the barbed suture (n = 42) and no barbed suture (control, n = 42). In
the barbed suture group, the bleeding site from the damaged myometrium layer
caused by the placenta villous invasion was sutured by barbed line with a
continuous running suture made in the myometrium layer. In the control group, the
uterine incision was repaired with two layers of a continuous suture using the
conventional polyglactin suture line. Primary outcomes were the blood loss during
the CS and blood loss in the first 24 hours after surgery. Results: The
total sample size was 84 (42 in the barbed suture group, another 42 in the
control group). Blood loss during CS was significantly lower than the control
group by an average of approximately 200 mL (848.57
