Surgical techniques for cesarean delivery: What are the best practices?

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-298

  Lee Parritz, Aviva ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLADDER; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; INFLAMMATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM; PLACENTA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 3042811129     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200406000-00004     Document Type: Review

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