Management of severe postpartum haemorrhage by uterine artery embolization

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 591-594

  Wee, Liangh ^a   Barron, J ^b   Toye, R ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteries, hypogastric ligation; Arteries, uterine, embolization; Complications, postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GELATIN SUCCINATE; OXYTOCIN; PROPOFOL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS;

EID: 5444240928     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh237     Document Type: Article

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