High-dose vs low-dose oxytocin for labor augmentation: A systematic review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-304

  Wei, Shu Qin ^a,b   Luo, Zhong Cheng ^a   Qi, Hui Ping ^b   Xu, Hairong ^a   Fraser, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

active management; augmentation; oxytocin dose

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

AMNIOTOMY; APGAR SCORE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTOCIA; EMBASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LABOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TIME;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957335228     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.007     Document Type: Review

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