Blunt expansion of the low transverse uterine incision at cesarean delivery: a randomized comparison of 2 techniques

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292.e1-292.e6

  Cromi, Antonella ^a   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Di Naro, Edoardo ^b   Siesto, Gabriele ^a   Loverro, Giuseppe ^b   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

bleeding; cesarean delivery; expansion of uterine incision; extension; surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEPHALAD CAUDAD EXPANSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TRANSFUSION; TRANSVERSAL EXPANSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 50349090489     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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