Decision - delivery interval and perinatal outcome in emergency caesarean sections

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 342-346

  Onah, H E ^a,c   Ibeziako, N ^a   Umezulike, A C ^b   Effetie, E R ^b   Ogbuokiri, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c General Post Office   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NIGERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24644469654     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500119671     Document Type: Article

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