INDUCTION OF LABOR USING PROSTAGLANDIN-E2 PESSARIES

被引:67
作者
SHEPHERD, J [1 ]
PEARCE, JMF [1 ]
SIMS, CD [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEEN CHARLOTTES MATERN HOSP,DEPT OBSTET & GYNAECOL,LONDON W6 0XG,ENGLAND
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10.1136/bmj.2.6182.108
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The routine method of induction at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital is now by the use of prostaglandin E2 pessaries. The first 502 consecutive patients thus induced are presented: the caesarean section rate for a failed induction with an unfavourable cervix has fallen to 2%. The prostaglandin E2 pessary is highly efficient and acceptable for all cases in which a simple amniotomy will not suffice. © 1979, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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