The Role of Oxytocin versus Carbetocin in Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Cesarean Section: A Randomized Control Trial
Observation shows equal efficacy and safety of both carbetocin and oxytocin in prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in caesarean section but carbetocin is considered as uterotonics of crucial importance due to heat stability in poor resource settings, therefore use of carbetocin could be better in comparison to oxytocin in PPH prevention.
Authors
- T. A. K. Sinha
- Pooja Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-6345)
- Ananya Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8563-9929)
- Apoorwa Sharma
- Kumari Shiwani
- Kiran Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-3578)
- Payal Boipai
Institutions
- B. J. Medical College & Sassoon Hospital (IN)
- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_218_24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98