A comparison of rectal misoprostol and intravenous oxytocin on hemorrhage and homeostatic changes during cesarean section

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-46

  Fazel, Mohamm Ad Reza ^a   Mansoure Samimi, ^b   Esmaeil Fakharian, ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Department of Gynecology ^*  (Iran)

^c KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878965237     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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