Misoprostol and dinoprostone therapy for labor induction: A Doppler comparison of uterine and fetal hemodynamic effects

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-24

  Urban, Remigiusz ^a   Lemancewicz, Adam ^a   Urban, Jan ^a   Skotnicki, Mariusz Z ^a   Krȩtowska, Małgorzata ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b BIALYSTOK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dinoprostone; Doppler; Labor induction; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037427633     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00198-7     Document Type: Article

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