The use of the Rusch balloon for management of severe postpartum haemorrhage

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-338

  Keriakos, R ^a,b   Mukhopadhyay, A ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUSCH BALLOON;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745055529     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610600595077     Document Type: Article

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