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Uterine Inertia

Known as: Inertia, Uterine, UTERUS ATONY OF, UTERUS, ATONY 
Failure of the UTERUS to contract with normal strength, duration, and intervals during childbirth (LABOR, OBSTETRIC). It is also called uterine atony… 
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Arrested laborIn BloodMicrobiologicalOther and unspecified uterine inertia, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable

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Female Reproductive System Disorder

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Five Unit Bolus Oxytocin at Cesarean Delivery in Women at Risk of Atony: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Background: IV bolus oxytocin is used routinely during cesarean delivery to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. Its adverse… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Uterine Necrosis: A Complication of Uterine Compression Sutures
BACKGROUND: In cases of uterine atony, uterine compression sutures work by applying direct uterine compression. CASE: A 33-year… 
2004
2004
Four cases of the ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure: anesthetic implications.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a Nigerian hospital: a 20-year review
Postpartum haemorrhage is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and occasionally severe enough to warrant… 
2004
2004
Explaining Variations in Implementation of EU Directives
Uneven implementation of Community law across the European Union is common practice. Differences in implementation of EU… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
A 27-year review of obstetric hysterectomy
A retrospective case-review of 52 mothers who had a peripartum hysterectomy over the past 27 years was conducted at the Rotunda… 
2002
2002
Bispectral Index in Assessment of Adequacy of General Anaesthesia for Lower Segment Caesarean Section
Awareness among parturients during general anaesthesia for caesarean section, though now uncommon, remains a concern for… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Vitamin A and causes of maternal mortality: association and biological plausibility
Abstract Objective To review the association between major causes of maternal mortality and vitamin A, trying to determine if… 
1981
1981
Management of Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage due to Uterine Atony Using an Analogue of Prostaglandin F2α
Twenty patients with severe postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony who were unresponsive to conventional therapy were treated… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Electrical activity of the human uterus in labor; the electrohysterograph.
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