Type | Composition | Manufacturer-recommended maximum fill volume | Actual filling capacity (as demonstrated by in vitro studies)*[9] | Maximum time | Features/original design | Limitations |
Rusch urologic hydrostatic balloon[1] | Natural latex | 500 to 1500 mL | Not reported | 24 hours | - Potential for large volume of inflation
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Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube[2,3] | Natural latex | 250 mL (gastric balloon) | 3350 mL | 24 hours | - Two-balloon catheter designed originally to stop bleeding from esophageal varices
| - Off-label use
- Long tip on catheter must be trimmed to aid proper placement
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Condom catheter[2,4-6] | Latex, plastic, lambskin | 200 to 500 mL[7] | 4750 mL | 24 hours | - Condom affixed to a straight urinary catheter
- Kit designed for and tested in resource-poor settings
- May assemble out of available local resources
- Very low cost
| - Requires assembly
- Need to clamp catheter to avoid efflux of fluid filling balloon
- Single lumen catheter, which may not allow egress of blood from uterus
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Glove catheter[8] | Nonlatex surgical glove affixed by a tie to a catheter | Fill until the balloon starts to bulge at the cervix | Not reported | 24 hours | - Option for resource-poor settings
- Very low cost
| - Requires assembly
- Need to clamp catheter to avoid efflux of fluid filling balloon
- Single lumen catheter, which may not allow egress of blood from uterus
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