Intravaginal glyceryl trinitrate and dinoprostone for cervical ripening and induction of labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1022-1026

  Nunes, Filomena P ^a   Campos, Ana P ^a   Pedroso, Sónia R ^a   Leite, Cristina F ^a   Avillez, Teresa P ^a   Rodrigues, Rosalinda D ^a   Meirinho, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Dinoprostone; Glyceryl trinitrate; Labor induction

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS DISEASE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DINOPROSTONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; NITROGLYCERIN; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645860183     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.814     Document Type: Article

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