A randomised controlled trial of oxytocin 5IU and placebo infusion versus oxytocin 5IU and 30IU infusion for the control of blood loss at elective caesarean section-Pilot study. ISRCTN 40302163

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-33

  Murphy, Deirdre J ^a   MacGregor, Honor ^b   Munishankar, Bhagya ^b   McLeod, Graeme ^b  

^a Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Caesarean section; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 57649098244     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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