A simple checklist for preventing major complications associated with cesarean delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1393-1396

  Duff, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; HAIR; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEROMA; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRACTION THERAPY; UMBILICAL CORD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHECKLIST; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 78650079164     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181fae763     Document Type: Review

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