Unintended Extension of the Lower Segment Uterine Incision at Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Comparison of Sharp versus Blunt Techniques

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 837-843

  Aslcloglu, Osman ^a   Gungorduk, Kemal ^b   Aslcloglu, Berhan Beslmoglu ^c   Ylldlrlm, Gokhan ^c   Gungorduk, Ozgu Cellkkol ^b   Ark, Cemal ^c  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Klzlltepe State Hospital Mardin   (Turkey)

^c Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

blunt; cesarean; extension; sharp

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TECHNIQUE; BODY MASS; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BLOOD; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SHARP TECHNIQUE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNINTENDED EXTENSION OF THE LOWER SEGMENT UTERINE INCISION; UTERUS SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD VOLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; UTERUS;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 84922953871     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361934     Document Type: Article

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