Intravaginal misoprostol reduces intraoperative blood loss in minimally invasive myomectomy: A randomized clinical trial

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-49

  Kalogiannidis, I ^a   Xiromeritis, P ^a   Prapas, N ^a   Prapas, Y ^a  

^a IAKENTRO   (Greece)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Misoprostol; Myomectomy; Prostaglandin E1

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79954996141     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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