Sublingual nitroglycerin seems to be effective in the management of retained placenta

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-225

  Ekerhovd, Erling ^a,b   Bullarbo, Maria ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Section for Rheumatology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Nitroglycerin; Placenta

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NITROGLYCERIN; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; TRACTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 38649110123     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701855654     Document Type: Article

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