An Australian and New Zealand survey of practice of the use of oxytocin at elective caesarean section

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Mockler, Joanne C ^a,b   Murphy, Deirdre J ^c   Wallace, Euan M ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Oxytocin; Postpartum haemorrhage; Survey; Uterotonic

Indexed keywords

DURATOCIN; ERGOMETRINE; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BOLUS INJECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBSTETRICS; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77049127076     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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