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The Management of Missed Abortion
Author(s) -
Ratten Graeme J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1970.tb00414.x
Subject(s) - curettage , abortion , conservative management , medicine , missed abortion , products of conception , obstetrics , gynecology , pregnancy , surgery , biology , genetics
Summary A review has been made of 83 patients with missed abortion. Conservative management would appear to be the treatment of choice of this condition about which the risks of haemorrhage at the time of curettage and hypofibrinoganaemia are discussed.