Operative laparoscopy in tubal pregnancy: Preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of hemoperitoneum as a predictor of blood loss and outcome

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-122

  Hsu, Senzan ^a,b   Martin, David ^a   Aly, Ashraf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoperitoneum; Laparoscopic surgical procedures; Pregnancy, tubal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 13444252629     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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