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Ergometrine Therapy

Ergometrine Therapy is a uterotonic therapy that employs ergometrine, a semisynthetic alkaloid of the ergot group, to induce sustained uterine contraction for the prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

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Ergot: From “St. Anthony's Fire” to the isolation of its active principle, ergometrine (ergonovine)

J. Chassar Moir · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1974 · 384 citations

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John Chassar Moir (1900–1977) and the discovery of ergometrine

P M Dunn · Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal · 2002 · 380 citations · Full text

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From St. Anthony's fire to ergometrine (Ergonovine)

R. R. Macdonald · European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 1982 · 373 citations

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Postpartum haemorrhage—a continuing problem

Lisa Gilbert, W Porter, Valerie Brown · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1987 · 149 citations

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Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial

Gijs Walraven, Jennifer Blum, Yusupha Dampha et al. · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2005 · 146 citations

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Authors

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  1. MG
    Michael Geary

    Rotunda Hospital, Ireland

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  2. CH
    Charles H. Rodeck

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  3. HE
    Hazem El‐Refaey

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  4. VD
    Vatsla Dadhwal

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. MC
    Michael Carey

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

104

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    904 citations

  2. University College Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    904 citations

  3. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    312 citations

  4. Royal Women's Hospital

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    82 citations

  5. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    240 citations

  6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi, India

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    459 citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    90 citations

  8. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    93 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 108 citations

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  4. BMJ

    4 publications · 112 citations

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  5. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research

    4 publications · 123 citations

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