A hypothesis to explain the occurrence of inner myometrial laceration causing massive postpartum hemorrhage

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-106

  Hayashi, Masatoshi ^a,c   Mori, Yoshiomi ^b   Nogami, Ken Ichi ^b   Takagi, Yoshitake ^b   Yaoi, Masayuki ^a   Ohkura, Takeyoshi ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

An abnormal rise in intrauterine pressure; Lacerations of the inside wall of the uterus; Postpartum; The stress on the uterine muscle; Uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR; LACERATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MYOMETRIUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; THICKNESS; UTERINE CERVIX; ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UTERINE RUPTURE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0034133080     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002099.x     Document Type: Article

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