Nitroglycerin for an intraoperative uterine relaxation during caesarean section - Results of a randomised clinical study;Nitroglyzerin zur intraoperativen uterusrelaxation bei der sectio caesarea: Ergebnisse einer randomisierten klinischen studie

Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 168-171

  David, M ^a   Sehouli, J ^a   Plischek, S ^b   Halle, H ^b   Lichtenegger, W ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Intraoperative tocolysis; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031693776     PISSN: 09482393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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