Massive post-partum haemorrhage

Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 108-114

  Macphail, S ^a   Fitzgerald, J ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Blood volume; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Guidelines; Haemorrhage; Maternal morbidity; Placenta; Post partum; Post partum haemorrhage; Risk factors; Shock

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARBOPROST; ERGOMETRINE; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; STREPTOKINASE; UTEROTONIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034906438     PISSN: 09575847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuog.2000.0155     Document Type: Article

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