Intravenous nitroglycerin in the management of retained placenta

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Chedraui, Peter A ^a   Insuasti, Daniel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Labor, third stage; Nitroglycerin; Retained placenta

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HOSPIMEDIKA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURETTAGE; DELIVERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTOCIA; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSFUSION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITROGLYCERIN; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PULSE;

EID: 0042914636     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072734     Document Type: Article

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