Cochrane · systematic review · CD010312
Prostaglandins for management of retained placenta
Grillo‐Ardila, CF, Ruiz‐Parra, AI, Gaitán, HG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
prostaglandins for retained placenta
Population: women with retained placenta
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Manual removal of placenta Manual removal after intervention | RR 0.82 [0.54, 1.27] | 3 studies · 244 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Severe postpartum haemorrhage Objectively or subjectively measured after intervention/Estimated blood loss in ML. | RR 0.8 [0.55, 1.15] | 2 studies · 194 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Blood transfusion Blood transfusion during puerperium | RR 0.72 [0.43, 1.22] | 3 studies · 244 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mean blood loss Objectively or subjectively measured after intervention/Mean blood loss in ML. | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 244 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mean time from injection to placenta removal Mean time from injection to placenta removal. | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 99 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Maternal pain between injection and discharge from labour ward Maternal pain between injection and discharge from labour ward | RR 0.91 [0.43, 1.96] | 2 studies · 124 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Nausea between injection and discharge from labour ward Nausea between injection and discharge from labour ward | RR 1.72 [0.15, 19.41] | 2 studies · 124 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |