Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening in first-trimester surgical abortion

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Promsonthi, Patama ^a   Preechapornprasert, Domerudee ^b   Chanrachakul, Boonsri ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abortifacient agents; Abortion, induced *methods ; Cervical ripening *drug effects; physiology ; Female; Humans; Nitric oxide donors adverse effects ; Nonsteroidal adverse effects ; Oxytocics adverse effects ; Pregnancy; Pregnancy trimester, first; Prostaglandins; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 77950158563     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007444.pub2     Document Type: Review

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