Contemporary use of cervical cerclage

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 468-477

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Seibel Seamon, Jolene ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Physical examination indicated cerclage; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INDOMETACIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NOMENCLATURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 34249877966     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31804bddfd     Document Type: Article

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