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ReviewCureus2022

Efficacy and Safety of Carbetocin Versus Misoprostol in Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ebraheem Albazee, Moudhi Sadan, Abdulaziz M Alenezi, Abdulrahman N Almutairi, Maryam M Alenezi, Lolwa E Almonayea

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ebraheem AlbazeeDepartment of Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Kuwait City, KWT.
Moudhi SadanDepartment of Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Kuwait City, KWT.
Abdulaziz M AleneziDepartment of Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Kuwait City, KWT.
Abdulrahman N AlmutairiDepartment of Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Kuwait City, KWT.
Maryam M AleneziGeneral Medicine, Alsabah Hospital, Kuwait, KWT.
Lolwa E AlmonayeaDepartment of Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Kuwait City, KWT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the absence of comprehensive data investigating carbetocin versus misoprostol for reducing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) during cesarean section (CS), we performed this investigation to compare the efficiency and side events of carbetocin versus misoprostol in the protection and reduction of PPH for women who underwent CS. From inception to September 2022, we depended on searching through various databases for eligible trials involving Cochrane, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. From the efficacy prospect, we found that carbetocin substantially decreased intraoperative blood loss (p<0.001), hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (p<0.001), and the need for blood transfusion (p=0.002)/additional surgical interventions (p=0.003) than misoprostol. However, we revealed no substantial variation between both drugs for the need for additional uterotonic agents (p=0.08). From the safety prospect, we found that incidences of fever (p=0.002), heat sensation (p=0.007), metallic taste (p=0.01), and shivering (p=0.0002) were lower in carbetocin administration than in misoprostol. However, headache (p=0.34) and palpitation (p=0.11) incidences revealed no substantial variation between both drugs. In conclusion, from the efficacy and safety prospect, for women who underwent CS, carbetocin is more effective and safer in preventing and reducing PPH than misoprostol.

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carbetocincesarean section (cs)meta-analysismisoprostolpostoperative blood loss

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PMID36578852
PMCPMC9790110

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