Objectives: To evaluate the utility of intrapartum amnioinfusion (AI) in reducing the infectious morbidity of patients with meconium-stained fluid (MSF). Previous studies have shown increased intraamniotic infection (IAI) and postpartum endometritis (PPE) rates in patients with MSF. Intraamniotic in
Meconium in the amniotic fluid: A risk manager's perspective
โ Scribed by J. Patrick Lavery
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 244 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-4797
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