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Oxytocic drugs and anasthesia
Author(s) -
BEEBY D.,
HUGHES J. O. MORGAN
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06519.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ergometrine , anesthesia , uterotonic , uterine contraction , vomiting , uterus , blood pressure , saline , blood loss , incomplete abortion , abortion , obstetrics , misoprostol , oxytocin , pregnancy , surgery , biology , genetics
Summary A randomised controlled clinical trial compared ergometrine 0.25 mg, syntocinon 10 mg and normal saline injected intravenously during evacuation of the uterus after spontaneous abortion showed no difference between any drug with respect to uterine contraction, change in blood pressure, blood loss or postoperative vomiting.