Angiographic embolization for emergent and prophylactic management of obstetric hemorrhage: A four-year experience

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 727-734

  Cheng, Yung Yi ^a   Hwang, Jen I ^a,b   Hung, Siu Wan ^a   Tyan, Yeu Sheng ^a   Yang, Ming Shiang ^a   Chou, Ming Ming ^a   Lee, San Kan ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abnormal placentation; Embolization; Postpartum hemorrhage; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETAINED PLACENTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342311534     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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