Effectiveness and Infectious Morbidity of Outpatient Cervical Ripening with a Foley Catheter

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-32

  McKenna, David S ^a   Duke, Janice M ^b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Cervix; Foley balloon catheterization; Labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642536393     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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