Use of a large Rusch hydrostatic catheter balloon to control postpartum haemorrhage resulting from a low placental implantation

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Lau, Matthew S K ^a   Tee, J C S ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Low placental implantation; Placental praevia; Postpartum haemorrhage; Pregnancy complication; Rusch hydrostatic catheter

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRENATAL PERIOD; RUSCH HYDROSTATIC BALLOON CATHETER; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350502582     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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