The contribution of laminaria placement for cervical ripening in second trimester termination of pregnancy induced by intra-amniotic injection of prostaglandin F 2 alpha followed by concentrated oxytocin infusion

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-35

  Almog, Benny ^a   Levin, Ishai ^a   Winkler, Nurit ^a   Fainaru, Ofer ^a   Pauzner, David ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Gamzu, Ronni ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Laminaria stalks; Prostaglandin F 2 alpha; Second trimester pregnancy termination

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LAMINARIA; PARITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 10644284665     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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