Maternal benefit of corticosteroid therapy in patients with HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome: Impact on the rate of regional anesthesia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 475-479

  O'Brien, J M ^a   Shumate, S A ^b   Satchwell, S L ^a   Milligan, D A ^a   Barton, J R ^a  

^a Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; HELLP syndrome; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0036126755     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.121074     Document Type: Article

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