A clinical evaluation of controlled-release dinoprostone for cervical ripening - A review of current evidence in hospital and outpatient settings

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 491-499

  Rath, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Dinoprostone; Outpatient; Propess

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DUODENUM ULCER; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH ULCER; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE HYPERSTIMULATION; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AMBULATORY CARE; CERVICAL RIPENING; CLINICAL TRIALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DINOPROSTONE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 28844437846     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.087     Document Type: Review

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