Intracervical sodium nitroprusside versus vaginal misoprostol in first trimester surgical termination of pregnancy: A randomized double-blinded controlled trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 829-833

  Chan, C C W ^a   Tang, O S ^a   Ng, E H Y ^a   Li, C F ^a   Ho, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Nitric oxide donor; Sodium nitroprusside; Surgical termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; MISOPROSTOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OPERATION DURATION; PARITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONOMETER; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 15844417256     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh676     Document Type: Article

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