Intrauterine Misoprostol Versus Intravenous Oxytocin Infusion During Cesarean Delivery

Summary

Bleeding is still the major cause of mortality and morbidity in postpartum period. World health organization has reported 585000 deaths for pregnancy each year. Twenty five percent of cases die from post-partum bleeding. Mean amount of blood lost is 500 ml during normal vaginal delivery, 1000 ml in cesarean section, and 3500 ml during cesarean section with emergency hysterectomy

Timeline

Start

2017-07-02

Primary completion

2019-09-15

Completion

2019-12-15

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.