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Nitroglycerin for treatment of retained placenta: A randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre, double-blind trial in the UK.


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SUBMITTER: Denison FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936786 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nitroglycerin for treatment of retained placenta: A randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre, double-blind trial in the UK.

Denison Fiona C FC   Carruthers Kathryn F KF   Hudson Jemma J   McPherson Gladys G   Chua Gin Nie GN   Peace Mathilde M   Brewin Jane J   Hallowell Nina N   Scotland Graham G   Lawton Julia J   Norrie John J   Norman Jane E JE  

PLoS medicine 20191230 12


<h4>Background</h4>Retained placenta following vaginal delivery is a major cause of postpartum haemorrhage. Currently, the only effective treatments for a retained placenta are the surgical procedures of manual removal of placenta (MROP) and uterine curettage, which are not universally available, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of the trial was to determine whether sublingual nitroglycerin spray was clinically effective and cost-effective for medical treatment of  ...[more]

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