Surgical techniques for performing caesarean section including CS at full dilatation

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-195

  Pandit, Suchitra N ^a   Khan, Rana J ^b  

^a Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

caesarean section; delivery; difficult; full dilatation; incision; techniques

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROGRAPHY; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84875365293     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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