Premature rupture of membranes at 20 weeks: Report of a successful outcome after transcervical application of fibrin glue

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-17

  Calado, Elsa ^a,b   Ayres De Campos, Diogo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fetal infection; Fibrin glue sealant; Maternal infection; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BED REST; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PH MEASUREMENT; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33845802069     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095836     Document Type: Article

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