Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
5 years ago

The Role of Carbetocin in the Prevention and Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage

Nel, M.R., Meshykhi, L.S., Lucas, D.N.
(Int J Obstet Anesth. 2016;28:61–69) One of the serious obstetric complications and a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the incidence of which has been increasing in many countries. The most common cause of PPH is uterine atony, and evidence supports the pharmacologic management of the third stage of labor with a uterotonic to decrease the risk of PPH.

Publisher URL: http://journals.lww.com/obstetricanesthesia/Fulltext/2017/09000/The_Role_of_Carbetocin_in_the_Prevention_and.5.aspx

DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000521206.50664.5c

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