First-line uterotonics for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Alfirevic, Zarko; Angolkar, Mubashir; Coomarasamy, Arri; Gallos, Ioannis D; Gülmezoglu, A Metin; Hofmeyr, G Justus; Parry Smith, William R; Price, Malcolm J; Tobias, Aurelio; Weeks, Andrew; Widmer, Mariana; Williams, Helen M

First-line uterotonics for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Authors: Zarko Alfirevic
Mubashir Angolkar
Arri Coomarasamy
Ioannis D Gallos
A Metin Gülmezoglu
G Justus Hofmeyr
William R Parry Smith
Malcolm J Price
Aurelio Tobias
Andrew Weeks
Mariana Widmer
Helen M Williams
Publication date: 21 August 2017
Publisher: 'Wiley'
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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary To assess the relative effectiveness and produce a clinically meaningful hierarchy of first‐line uterotonic drugs for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Secondary To assess the relative risks and produce side effect hierarchies of first‐line uterotonic drugs for the treatment of PPH