Clinical Efficacy of Gemeprost for Postpartum Hemorrhage Caused by Utrine Atony after Vaginal Delivery / 中国药房

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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical efficacy of gemeprost for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage caused by utrine atony after vaginal delivery.METHODS:240 delivery women in our hospital from Oct.to Dec.2008 were divided into gemeprost group and oxytocin group.Gemeprost group were given sublingual administration of gemeprost (1 pellet) and oxytocin group were given intravenous injection of 10 U oxytocin after delivery.Postpartum hemorrhage and adverse reaction of 2 groups were compared.RESULTS:3 cases of postpartum hemorrhage (2.5%) were found in gemeprost group,while 8 cases (6.7%) were found in oxytocin group (P