Septic shock after medical abortions with mifepristone (Mifeprex, RU 486) and misoprostol

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 485-

  Murray, Sally ^a   Wooltorton, Eric ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; DEATH; DIARRHEA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EFFUSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALAISE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEUTROPHILIA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 24044448243     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050980     Document Type: Short Survey

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