Carbetocin versus oxytocin in caesarean section with high risk of post-partum haemorrhage
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Carbetocin versus oxytocin in caesarean section with high risk of post-partum haemorrhage.
OBJECTIVES the aims of the present study were to compare the haemodynamic effects of oxytocin and carbetocin and to assess the efficacy of these two drugs in terms of blood loss and the additional uterotonic needed in caesarean section at high risk of primary post-partum haemorrhage. METHODS women in the carbetocin group (group A) received a bolus of 100 μg IV; women in the control group (gro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Prenatal Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1971-3282
DOI: 10.11138/jpm/2013.7.1.012