Arterial embolisation for persistent primary postpartum haemorrhage: Before or after hysterectomy?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 880-884

  Bloom, Allan I ^a   Verstandig, Anthony ^a   Gielchinsky, Yuval ^a   Nadjari, Michel ^a   Elchalal, Uri ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4043111229     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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