Modified B-Lynch technique for the control of massive postpartum hemorrhage. An alternative to hysterectomy

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1999-2000

  Malibary, Ahmed M ^a,b  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Faisal Military Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETAINED PLACENTA; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; UTERUS BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SUTURES;

EID: 13844275783     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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