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A Modified Sonographic Algorithm for Image Acquisition in Life-Threatening Emergencies in the Critically Ill Newborn
Published on: April 7, 2023
Evacuating retained products of conception in the setting of an ultrasound unit
Igal Wolman1, Eran Altman, Gidi Fait
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ultrasound Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. drwolmanc@gmail.com
Abstract:
Women who have retained products of conception are usually referred for curettage or hysteroscopy, both performed in most cases under general anesthesia in an operating theater and sometimes requiring hospitalization. We propose that for most of these patients the procedure can be just as safely and effectively carried out in an obstetric ultrasound unit.
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