Transcatheter pelvic arterial embolisation for control of obstetric and gynaecological haemorrhage

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-579

  Ratnam, L A ^a   Gibson, M ^a   Sandhu, C ^a   Torrie, P ^a   Chandraharan, E ^b   Belli, A M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gynaecological haemorrhage; Interventional radiology; Obstetric haemorrhage; Pelvic embolization; Postpartum haemorrhage; Transarterial embolization

Indexed keywords

CARBOPROST; CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; ERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; NORETHISTERONE; OXYTOCIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GENITAL BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ILIAC ARTERY; LAPAROTOMY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PELVIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; FEMALE; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049096745     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802273374     Document Type: Article

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