Second- and third-trimester therapeutic terminations of pregnancy in cases with complete placenta previa - Does feticide decrease postdelivery maternal hemorrhage?

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 475-478

  Ruano, R ^a   Dumez, Y ^a   Cabrol, D ^b   Dommergues, M ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Grp Hosp Pitie Salpetriere ^*  (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dilapan; Feticide; Hemorrhage; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Placenta previa; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DILAPAN; GEMEPROST; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; SULPROSTONE;

ADULT; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8344265400     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080157     Document Type: Review

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