Effect of timing of episiotomy repair on peripartum blood loss

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-173

  Baksu, Basak ^a,b   Davas, Inci ^a   Akyol, Atif ^a   Ozgul, Jale ^a   Ezen, Figen ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Placental removal; Postpartum hemorrhage; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42449122318     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111138     Document Type: Article

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