4 results match your criteria: "Northwestern Memorial Hospital and McGaw Medical Center[Affiliation]"

Pelvic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage.

Semin Intervent Radiol

March 2018

Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Defined as greater than 500 mL blood loss after vaginal delivery, and greater than 1,000 mL blood loss after cesarean delivery, PPH has many causes, including uterine atony, lower genital tract lacerations, coagulopathy, and placental anomalies. Correction of coagulopathy and identification of the cause of bleeding are mainstays of treatment.

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Understanding Rupture Risk Factors for Intracranial Aneurysms: Which Ticking Time Bomb Needs to be Defused?

Neurosurgery

October 2016

*Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois ‡Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.

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