Comparative study between effect of carbetocin and oxytocin on isoflurane-induced uterine hypotonia in twin pregnancy patients undergoing cesarean section

Background: Carbetocin is a long acting structural analog of human oxytocin and is given as single IV bolus following the delivery; it is effective as an oxytocin infusion for several hours because the latter has a very short duration of action which requires a continuous infusion to achieve sustain...

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Main Authors: Neveen Gerges Fahmy, Hend Mohamed Yousef, Hany Victor Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184915001099