Sublingual misoprostol versus intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Uganda: a double-blind randomized non-inferiority trial.

Atukunda, Esther C; Siedner, Mark J; Obua, Celestino; Mugyenyi, Godfrey R; Twagirumukiza, Marc; Agaba, Amon G

Atukunda, Esther C; Siedner, Mark J; Obua, Celestino; Mugyenyi, Godfrey R; Twagirumukiza, Marc; Agaba, Amon G.

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Atukunda EC; Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Siedner MJ; Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Obua C; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Mugyenyi GR; Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Twagirumukiza M; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Agaba AG; Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.

PLoS Med ; 11(11): e1001752, 2014 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25369200

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Labor, Obstetric; Misoprostol/therapeutic use; Oxytocics/therapeutic use; Oxytocin/therapeutic use; Postpartum Hemorrhage/prevention & control; Administration, Sublingual; Adult; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Maternal Mortality; Misoprostol/administration & dosage; Misoprostol/pharmacology; Oxytocics/administration & dosage; Oxytocics/pharmacology; Oxytocin/administration & dosage; Oxytocin/pharmacology; Pregnancy; Uganda

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oxytocics / Labor, Obstetric / Oxytocin / Misoprostol / Postpartum Hemorrhage Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: PLoS Med Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Uganda

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