Intrauterine balloon tamponade as management of postpartum haemorrhage and prevention of haemorrhage related to low-lying placenta

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-499

  Patacchiola, F ^a   D'Alfonso, A ^a   Di Fonso, A ^a   Di Febbo, G ^a   Kaliakoudas, D ^b   Carta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Mazzoni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balloon technology; Fertility sparing; Postpartum bleeding; Uterine tamponade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPONTANEOUS PLACENTAL DELIVERY; UTERINE TAMPONADE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84872710184     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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