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Carbetocin for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage after vaginal birth: a real-world application
- Source :
- The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 35:8114-8117
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- To compare maternal outcomes using Carbetocin versus Oxytocin for the active management of the third stage of labor, given a temporary national shortage of Oxytocin. We conducted a retrospective observational study on a cohort of 866 women with vaginal deliveries at our center, >36 weeks of gestation, between November 2018 and March 2019. During the shortage period, each woman received a single slow intravenous injection of Carbetocin 100 µg at delivery of the anterior shoulder, rather than Oxytocin 5 UI, as postpartum hemorrhage prophylaxis. 146 (16.9%) patients received Carbetocin versus 720 (83.1%) receiving Oxytocin. The outcomes were rates of postpartum hemorrhage, severe postpartum hemorrhage, and placental retention. Incidence rates of placental retention and postpartum hemorrhage were 4.9% and 9.4% respectively. Placenta retention was significantly more likely following Carbetocin administration (adjusted odds ratio 2.5; 95% confidence interval 1.2–5.0). Postpartum hemorrhage rates were not significantly different (adjusted odds ratio 1.1; 95% confidence interval 0.6–2.1), as were severe postpartum hemorrhage rates (adjusted odds ratio 0.7; 95% confidence interval 0.2–2.2). Carbetocin is as effective as Oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage prevention. However, we would reserve it for use after placental delivery due to the increased retention rates.
- Subjects :
- endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Vaginal birth
Placenta
Economic shortage
Placental Retention
Uterotonic
Oxytocin
Pregnancy
Oxytocics
Post-partum hemorrhage
Humans
Medicine
Third stage
business.industry
Obstetrics
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postpartum Period
Obstetrics and Gynecology
humanities
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Female
Carbetocin
business
Placenta, Retained
hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14764954 and 14767058
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....92ad6d1d07071b9a626e7acfff2b6fb1