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SUBMITTER: Denison FC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936786 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]