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4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Oxytocin solution vs expectant management

Need for antibiotics · management of retained placenta

It is very uncertain whether oxytocin solution changes need for treatment with antibiotics (infection) compared with expectant management (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umbilical vein injection for management of retained placenta 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.16 [0.32, 4.16]
1 study · 179 participants
Very low

Oxytocin solution vs Normal saline

Need for antibiotics · management of retained placenta

Oxytocin solution showed no clear difference in need for treatment with antibiotics (infection) compared with saline solution (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umbilical vein injection for management of retained placenta 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.26 [0.81, 1.96]
2 studies · 635 participants
Moderate

Oxytocin solution vs plasma expander

Need for antibiotics · management of retained placenta

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Umbilical vein injection for management of retained placenta 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Saline vs expectant management

Need for antibiotics · management of retained placenta

It is very uncertain whether saline solution changes need for treatment with antibiotics (infection) compared with expectant management (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umbilical vein injection for management of retained placenta 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.48 [0.09, 2.54]
1 study · 176 participants
Very low