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Efficacy and safety of carbetocin applied as an intravenous bolus compared to as a short-infusion for caesarean section: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The two most commonly used uterotonic drugs in caesarean section are oxytocin and carbetocin, a synthetic oxytocin analogue. Carbetocin has a longer half-life when compared to oxytocin, resulting in a reduced use of additional uterotonics. Oxytocin is known to cause fewer cardiovascular...

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Autores principales: Dell-Kuster, Salome, Hoesli, Irene, Lapaire, Olav, Seeberger, Esther, Steiner, Luzius A., Bucher, Heiner C., Girard, Thierry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27004531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1285-5