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Nitroglycerin for treatment of retained placenta: a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicentre double blind trial in the UK

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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 treat...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003001

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Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Journal:
PLoS Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
16
Issue:
12
Article number:
e1003001
Publication date:
2019-12-30
Acceptance date:
2019-11-23
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EISSN:
1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277


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English
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