Blunt versus sharp uterine incision expansion during low transverse cesarean delivery: A metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 684.e1-684.e11

  Saad, Antonio F ^a   Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Costantine, Maged M ^a   Saade, George R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

blunt; cesarean delivery; expansion techniques; sharp; uterine incision

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYTOCIN; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; MATERNAL BLOOD; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; UTERUS;

EID: 84922932146     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.050     Document Type: Article

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