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Clinical Trial
. 1987 Apr;156(4):979-80.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(87)90372-3.

The effect of oxytocin injection into the umbilical vein for the management of the retained placenta

F V Kristiansen, L Frost, P Kaspersen, B R Møller
Clinical Trial

The effect of oxytocin injection into the umbilical vein for the management of the retained placenta

F V Kristiansen et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Apr.

Abstract

In a single-blind study 51 patients with retention of the placenta were randomized into one of three groups: Group 1 was given 10 IU of oxytocin in 10 ml of sodium chloride into the umbilical vein; group 2 was given 10 ml of sodium chloride; group 3 was treated with manual removal of the placenta. No significant differences were recorded in groups 1 and 2, and no advantages were found in comparison with the procedure normally used.

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