"Abortion, Septic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any type of abortion, induced or spontaneous, that is associated with infection of the UTERUS and its appendages. It is characterized by FEVER, uterine tenderness, and foul discharge.
| Descriptor ID |
D000031
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.674.173 C13.703.039.256 C13.703.700.173
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| Concept/Terms |
Abortion, Septic- Abortion, Septic
- Abortions, Septic
- Septic Abortions
- Septic Abortion
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abortion, Septic" by people in Profiles.
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An audit of the initial resuscitation of severely ill patients presenting with septic incomplete miscarriages at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Apr 02; 15:82.
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The clinical course of patients with septic abortion admitted to an intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2004 Jun; 30(6):1097-102.
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Management of septic abortion. N Engl J Med. 1994 Dec 22; 331(25):1717.