The role of carbetocin in the prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage.
Carbetocin is a new synthetic analogue of oxytocin. It has a longer half life than oxytocin. This review examines the current evidence for the use of carbetocin as an alternative to oxytocin, as a first-line agent in the pharmacological management of the third stage of labour.
Department of Anaesthetics, The Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK.
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Department of Anaesthetics, The Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK.
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Department of Anaesthetics, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK. Electronic address: nuala.lucas@nhs.net.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*
D010120:Oxytocics; D010121:Oxytocin; C020731:carbetocin