Dose and duration of oxytocin to prevent postpartum hemorrhage: A review

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 523-528

  Roach, Michellek ^a   Abramovici, Adi ^a   Tita, Alant N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

dose; hemorrhage; oxytocin; postpartum

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84880325449     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329184     Document Type: Article

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