Open AccessRetained Placenta Aspect of Clinical Management in a Tertiary Health Institution in Nigeria
Author(s) -
UM Agwu,
OUJ Umeora,
BN Ejikeme,
VN Egwuatu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v17i2.37304
Subject(s) - medicine , retained placenta , obstetrics , placenta , referral , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics and gynaecology , hysterectomy , tertiary referral hospital , pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , nursing , surgery , fetus , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Retained placenta is a significant cause of postpartum haemorrhage, maternal morbidity and occasionally mortality. This study assessed the clinical presentation, management and outcomes of retained placenta at the Ebonyi State University teaching Hospital.
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