How much free fluid can a pregnant patient have? Assessment of pelvic free fluid in pregnant patients without antecedent trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1420-1423

  Hussain, Zareena J ^a   Figueroa, Reinaldo ^a   Budorick, Nancy E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST); Obstetric sonography; Peritoneal free fluid

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CYST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THECA LUTEIN CYST; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OBSTETRIC CARE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FREE FLUID; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 79958818216     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181edc4fe     Document Type: Article

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