Effectiveness and safety of digoxin to induce fetal demise prior to second-trimester abortion

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Molaei, Michael ^a   Jones, Heidi E ^b   Weiselberg, Tara ^a   McManama, Meghan ^a   Bassell, Jay ^a   Westhoff, Carolyn L ^b  

^a ParkMed Women's Clinic   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Digoxin; Fetal demise; Second trimester

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIGOXIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 39149106110     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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