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SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS OF ERGOMETRINE AND ITS USE IN ROUTINE OBSTETRIC PRACTICE

1974; Wiley; Volume: 1; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93459.x

1326-5377

David J. Browning,

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

The postpartum administration of ergometrine in four patients resulted in hypertension in three (with eclampsia in one), and in cardiac arrest in the fourth. The routine use of ergometrine in obstetrics is questioned and its abandonment is suggested.