Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) in the management of first trimester pregnancy loss

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-200

  Gazvani, Rafet ^a,b,c   Honey, Emma ^a   MacLennan, Fiona M ^b   Templeton, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; First trimester miscarriages; Manual vacuum aspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

EID: 1642463904     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00320-8     Document Type: Article

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