Postpartum hemorrhage management in 2012: Predicting the future

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-5

  Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi ^a   Green, David ^a   Keith, Louis ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Hemorrhage; Massive transfusion protocol; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Postpartum hemorrhage; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; OXYTOCIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865960848     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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