A double-blind randomized controlled trial of oral misoprostol and intramuscular syntometrine in the management of the third stage of labor

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Ng, P S ^a   Lai, C Y ^a   Sahota, D S ^a   Yuen, P M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Intramuscular syntometrine; Oral misoprostol; Post partum blood loss prevention

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR STAGE 3; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERGONOVINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845961826     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095498     Document Type: Article

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