Ergometrine given during caesarean section and incidence of delayed postpartum haemorrhage due to uterine atony

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 795-797

  Lourens, R ^a   Paterson Brown, S ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Caesarean section; Ergometrine; Intrapartum care; Operative delivery

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ERGOMETRINE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PILOT STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; UTERINE ATONY;

CESAREAN SECTION; ERGONOVINE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE INERTIA;

EID: 37549059983     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701667411     Document Type: Article

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