Routine prophylactic drugs in normal labour for reducing gastric aspiration and its effects

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Gyte, Gillian M L ^a   Richens, Yana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ANTACIDS; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VOMITING;

EID: 33750112569     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005298.pub2     Document Type: Article

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