Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 541-547

  Joutsiniemi, Titta ^a   Timonen, Susanna ^a   Leino, Riitta ^a   Palo, Pertti ^a   Ekblad, Ulla ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Intrahepatic cholestasis; Pregnancy; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

ADURSAL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS OF PREGNANCY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MECONIUM; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PRURITUS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 84896731792     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2995-5     Document Type: Article

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