Complications of surgical abortion

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Diedrich, Justin ^a   Steinauer, Jody ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Dilation and evacuation; Hemorrhage cervical laceration; Morbidity; Second trimester abortion; Uterine atony

Indexed keywords

CARBOPROST; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; SILVER NITRATE; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LACERATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DILATION AND EVACUATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FORCEPS; HEMATOMETRA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MASSAGE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTABORTION HEMATOMETRA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL ABORTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS PERFORATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTA ACCRETA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE PERFORATION;

EID: 67650783416     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181a2b756     Document Type: Article

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