Carbetocin Versus Oxytocin for Prophylaxis Against Atonic Primary Post-partum Hemorrhage

Summary

Comparison between Carbetocin and Oxytocin as prophylaxis against Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage.

Timeline

Start

2022-07-28

Primary completion

2022-12-30

Completion

2022-12-30

Publications

• Background Waterstone M, Bewley S, Wolfe C. Incidence and predictors of severe obstetric morbidity: case-control study. BMJ. 2001 May 5;322(7294):1089-93; discussion 1093-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1089.
• Background Zhang WH, Alexander S, Bouvier-Colle MH, Macfarlane A; MOMS-B Group. Incidence of severe pre-eclampsia, postpartum haemorrhage and sepsis as a surrogate marker for severe maternal morbidity in a European population-based study: the MOMS-B survey. BJOG. 2005 Jan;112(1):89-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00303.x.
• Background Dahlke JD, Mendez-Figueroa H, Maggio L, Hauspurg AK, Sperling JD, Chauhan SP, Rouse DJ. Prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage: a comparison of 4 national guidelines. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul;213(1):76.e1-76.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.023. Epub 2015 Feb 28.
• Background Mantel GD, Buchmann E, Rees H, Pattinson RC. Severe acute maternal morbidity: a pilot study of a definition for a near-miss. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1998 Sep;105(9):985-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10262.x.
• Background Brace V, Penney G, Hall M. Quantifying severe maternal morbidity: a Scottish population study. BJOG. 2004 May;111(5):481-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00101.x.
• Background Nyflot LT, Sandven I, Stray-Pedersen B, Pettersen S, Al-Zirqi I, Rosenberg M, Jacobsen AF, Vangen S. Risk factors for severe postpartum hemorrhage: a case-control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Jan 10;17(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1217-0.
• Background Girault A, Deneux-Tharaux C, Sentilhes L, Maillard F, Goffinet F. Undiagnosed abnormal postpartum blood loss: Incidence and risk factors. PLoS One. 2018 Jan 10;13(1):e0190845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190845. eCollection 2018.
• Background Nyflot LT, Stray-Pedersen B, Forsen L, Vangen S. Duration of labor and the risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage: A case-control study. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 6;12(4):e0175306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175306. eCollection 2017.
• Background Maher MA, Sayyed TM, Elkhouly NI. Different routes and forms of uterotonics for treatment of retained placenta: a randomized clinical trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Sep;30(18):2179-2184. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1242124. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
• Background Lawrie TA, Rogozinska E, Sobiesuo P, Vogel JP, Ternent L, Oladapo OT. A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of uterotonic agents for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Jul;146(1):56-64. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12836. Epub 2019 May 20.
• Background Withanathantrige M, Goonewardene M, Dandeniya R, Gunatilake P, Gamage S. Comparison of four methods of blood loss estimation after cesarean delivery. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Oct;135(1):51-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.03.036. Epub 2016 Jul 4.
• Background Chong YS, Su LL, Arulkumaran S. Current strategies for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in the third stage of labour. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr;16(2):143-50. doi: 10.1097/00001703-200404000-00008.

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