Adhesion formation after previous caesarean section-a meta-analysis and systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-422

  Shi, Z ^a,b   Ma, L ^b,c   Yang, Y ^b   Wang, H ^d   Schreiber, A ^c   Li, X ^b   Tai, S ^d   Zhao, X ^e   Teng, J ^e   Zhang, L ^e   Lu, W ^e   An, Y ^e   Alla, N R ^f   Cui, T ^g  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Temple University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^d HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Heilongjiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; caesarean section; postoperative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER SEGMENT CAESAREAN SECTION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STARK CAESAREAN SECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 79951524675     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02808.x     Document Type: Article

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