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Dose and side effects of sublingual misoprostol for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: what difference do they make?

BACKGROUND: Shivering and fever are common side effects of misoprostol. An unexpectedly high rate of fever above 40°C was documented among Ecuadorian women given treatment with 800mcg of sublingual misoprostol to manage postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) (36%). Much lower rates have been reported elsewhere...

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Autores principales: León, Wilfrido, Durocher, Jill, Barrera, Gustavo, Pinto, Ernesto, Winikoff, Beverly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3434079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22769055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-65