Is post-partum oxygen inhalation useful for reducing vaginal blood loss during the third and fourth stages of labour? A randomised controlled study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 441-445

  Güngördük, Kemal ^a   Asicioǧlu, Osman ^b   Yildirim, Gokhan ^b   Gungorduk, Ozgu C ^a   Besimoglu, Berhan ^b   Ark, Cemal ^b  

^a Mardin Women and Children Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Bakirkoy Women's and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

oxygen inhalation; post partum vaginal blood loss; third and fourth stage of labour

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054028875     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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