Risk of synechiae following uterine compression sutures in the management of major postpartum haemorrhage

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-439

  Poujade, O ^a   Grossetti, A ^a   Mougel, L ^a   Ceccaldi, P F ^a   Ducarme, G ^a   Luton, D ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Postpartum haemorrhage; surgical procedures; uterine atony; uterine cavity synechiae; uterine compression sutures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUTURING METHOD; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE COMPRESSION SUTURE; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

EID: 79951528345     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02817.x     Document Type: Article

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