High fever following postpartum administration of sublingual misoprostol
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High fever following postpartum administration of sublingual misoprostol
OBJECTIVE To explore what triggers an elevated body temperature of > or =40.0 degrees C in some women given misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analogue, for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). DESIGN Post hoc analysis. SETTING One tertiary-level hospital in Quito, Ecuador. POPULATION A cohort of 58 women with a fever of above 40 degrees C following treatment with sublingual misoprostol (800 microg...
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عنوان ژورنال: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1470-0328
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02564.x