A worldwide review of the uses of the uterine compression suture techniques as alternative to hysterectomy in the management of severe post-partum haemorrhage

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-149

  El Hamamy, E ^a,c   B Lynch, C ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTETRIC CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE COMPRESSION SUTURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERUS;

EID: 19844378991     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500040752     Document Type: Review

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