Transcervical foley catheter with and without oxytocin for cervical ripening: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1320-1326

  Pettker, Christian M ^a   Pocock, Sean B ^b   Smok, Dorothy P ^b   Lee, Shing M ^b   Devine, Patricia C ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47749142139     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31817615a0     Document Type: Article

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