Extra-amniotic saline infusion increases cesarean risk versus other induction methods and spontaneous labor

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 435-438

  Levey, Kenneth A ^a   Arslan, Alan A ^a   Funai, Edmund F ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Cesarean delivery; Labor induction; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AMNIOINFUSION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAAMNIOTIC SALINE INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33750366712     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951303     Document Type: Article

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