postpartum hemorrhage/fever

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence and risk of misoprostol-induced fever with different doses and routes when used for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane CENTRAL, and PubMed free-text terms "misoprostol AND third stage of labor," "misoprostol AND

OBJECTIVE To compare sublingual misoprostol with intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in low-risk vaginal birth. METHODS In a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, 530 women without risk of PPH were randomly allocated to receive either 400 μg of misoprostol

In the most recent outbreak of dengue fever in India, we encountered at least seven cases of fever with thrombocytopenia in pregnancy but only two were seropositive for dengue. In one of the cases there was postpartum hemorrhage while in the other case there was perinatal transmission to the neonate

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of prophylactic misoprostol use in the third stage of labor compared with injectable uterotonics or placebo or no treatment. METHODS The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group trials register; the Cochrane Library, including databases such as the database of

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a combination of misoprostol and oxytocin more effectively reduces blood loss during and after cesarean delivery than does oxytocin alone among women with known risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). METHODS A prospective, randomized, double-blind,

BACKGROUND The Postpartum bleeding is the first cause of maternal mortality in Morocco. It is an obstetrical emergency that requires a fast multimodal management including medical care, interventional procedure and in few cases a salvatory surgery. METHODS We report a rare case of uterine necrosis

We report a case of a woman in whom uterine arterial embolization was performed using absorbable gelfoam particles for control of refractory postpartum hemorrhage. Ten days after delivery, the woman experienced high fever and low abdominal pain. Histologic findings after hysterectomy were consistent

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adjunctive rectal misoprostol compared to oxytocin infusion in the prevention of primary postpartum hemorrhage after routine active management of the third stage of labor in women with identifiable risk factors for uterine

OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and clinical efficacy of uterime artery chemoembolization in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) caused by abnormal placental implantation. METHODS Between December 2006 and September 2009, there were 23 cases of abnormal placental implantation with PPH in our hospital,

Introduction: obstetric hemorrhage is estimated to cause 25% of all maternal deaths and is the leading direct cause of maternal mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization recommended the use of uterotonics that should be offered

BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains a major killer of women worldwide. Standard uterotonic treatments used to control postpartum bleeding do not always work and are not always available. Misoprostol's potential as a treatment option for PPH is increasingly known, but its use remains ad

BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and the amount of blood loss are directly related to management of the third stage of labor. No previous report has compared the effects of carbetocin to those of misoprostol. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effects of carbetocin to those

OBJECTIVE To investigate the side effects of 600 microg oral misoprostol given for the mother and the newborn to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). METHODS One thousand six hundred twenty women delivering at home or subcentres in rural India were randomised to receive misoprostol or placebo in the