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June 1, 1974The Medical Journal of Australia

Serious Side Effects of Ergometrine and Its Use in Routine Obstetric Practice

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Why the study?

Does postpartum administration of ergometrine cause serious side effects in obstetric patients?

Population

4 postpartum patients

Design

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Authors

DBDavid J. BrowningAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

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Implication

Ergometrine was associated with severe cardiovascular events in this case report; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without controlled data.

Structured PICO

Does postpartum administration of ergometrine cause serious side effects in obstetric patients?

P
Population
4 postpartum patients
I
Intervention
postpartum administration of ergometrine
O
Outcome
serious side effects (hypertension, eclampsia, cardiac arrest)safety

Routine postpartum use of ergometrine is associated with severe cardiovascular side effects, including hypertension and cardiac arrest, prompting questions about its routine use.

Cite This Study

David J. Browning (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87348a24dcec08efbf0cd2https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93459.x

Topics

Hypertension management
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