Intraumbilical vein injection of oxytocin and the third stage of labor: Randomized double-blind placebo trial

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Ghulmiyyah, Labib M ^a,c   Wehbe, Salim A ^a   Saltzman, Steven L ^a   Ehleben, Carol ^a   Sibai, Baha M ^b  

^a ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraumbilical vein injection; Retained placenta; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 3; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 34447274745     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-981854     Document Type: Article

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