B-Lynch suture after the failure of hypogastric artery ligation to control post-partum hemorrhage due to placenta increta in a patient with the factor V Leiden mutation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 557-560

  Somunkiran, Asli ^a   Ozdemir, Ismail ^a   Demiraran, Yavuz ^a   Yucel, Oguz ^a  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

B Lynch brace suture; Factor V Leiden mutation; Hypogastric artery ligation; Placenta accreta; Post partum hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CEFAZOLIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GELATIN SUCCINATE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYTOCIN; TINZAPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; B LYNCH BRACE SUTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MUTATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34547692437     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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