Nitroglycerin for Management of Retained Placenta: A Multicenter Study

Table 4

Maternal side effects following medical treatment (ITT group).

Side effect	Nitroglycerin(𝑛=55)	Placebo(𝑛=56)	P value
Headache (VAS scale 1–10)	𝑛=34	𝑛=33
Mean (SD)	0.9 (1.6)	0.5 (1.3)	0.08
Median (range)	0.0 (0; 6)	0.0 (0; 6)
Palpitations (VAS scale 1–10)	𝑛=29	𝑛=32
Mean (SD)	0.4 (1.1)	0.2 (0.5)	0.36
Median (range)	0.0 (0; 5)	0.0 (0; 2)

Intention to treat group, ITT: all randomized patients, including 4 patients who did not receive study medication and 2 patients who only received 0.5 mg nitroglycerin.