Oxytocin infusion rates for maintaining uterine tone during non-elective cesarean section in laboring patients: a randomized, controlled trial.

Oxytocin infusions at 5 IU/h and 10 IU/h are more effective in reducing blood loss and preventing PPH than 2.5 IU/h. The dose of 10 IU/h, although the most efficacious, is associated with a high incidence of side effects. Hence, further studies are needed to find out the optimal maintenance infusion rate of oxytocin during cesarean section in laboring patients who have received oxytocin earlier.