Infectious necrosis with dehiscence of the uterine repair complicating cesarean delivery: A review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 833-837

  Rivlin, Michel E ^a   Carroll Sr , C Shannon ^a   Morrison, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOMYOMETRITIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTIOUS UTERINE INCISION NECROSIS; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; UTERUS RUPTURE; UTERUS SURGERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UTERUS;

EID: 9344270511     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000146198.55363.5a     Document Type: Review

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