Effect of heat stable carbetocin vs oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage on post delivery hemoglobin-a randomized controlled trial.
Sunil S VernekarSwati S GoudarMrityunjay MetgudYeshita V PujarManjunath S SomannavarGilda PiaggioJosé Ferreira D E CarvalhoAmit RevankarFernando AlthabeMariana WidmerAhmet Metin GulmezogluShivaprasad S GoudarPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)
The present ancillary study showed that intramuscular administration of 100 µg of heat stable carbetocin can result in a slightly lower post-delivery hemoglobin, slightly higher drop and higher percentage of women having a drop of 2 g/dL or larger, compared to 10 IU of oxytocin.