Comparison of combined misoprostol and oxytocin with oxytocin alone in the control of blood loss during elective caesarean section.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and ChildbirthSurgery
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 174
Inclusion Criteria
Consenting women with term pregnancies undergoing elective lower segment caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
Women with predisposing factors for PPH, such as;
Multiple gestations,
Placenta praevia,
Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, were excluded from the study.
Patients who had general anaesthesia
Patients with surgical indications requiring general anaesthesia, cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic dysfunction.
Patients who presented with fever or refused to give consent were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method