Short-term maternal outcomes after intraoperative administration of prophylactic oxytocin during cesarean sections: a retrospective cohort study with a comparison of different administration protocols
Very high intraoperative oxytocin doses were not associated with reduced blood loss and were frequently administered in women at increased bleeding risk, suggesting confounding by indication. These results should therefore be regarded as hypothesis-generating rather than definitive evidence to guide prophylactic dosing.
Authors
- Anna Elisabeth Hentrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1620-5577)
- Anne Kristina Kämpf
- Vanessa Neef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-2918)
- Samira Catharina Hoock
- Eileen Deuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2283-9082)
- Wiebke Schaarschmidt
- Adel Naimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6683-6845)
- Dörthe Brüggmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-3391)
- Frank Louwen
- Kai Zacharowski
- Jakob Thomas Busłowicz
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-026-08391-6
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00