Effect of Carbetocin on Postpartum Hemorrhage after Vaginal Delivery: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Included literature characteristics.

Author and year	Study type	No. of patients		Outcomes	Drugs
		Carbetocin	Oxytocin
Amornpetchakul et al. 2018 [17]	RCT	176	174	PPH, additional uterotonics, and blood transfusion	Oxytocin: 5 U; intravenous; Carbetocin: 100 μg; intravenous
Elfayomy 2015 [19]	RCT	38	40	PPH, additional uterotonics, and blood transfusion	Oxytocin: 50 IU; intravenous; Carbetocin: 100 μg; intravenous
Maged et al. 2016(A) [18]	RCT	100	100	PPH, additional uterotonics, and blood transfusion	Oxytocin: 5 IU; Carbetocin: 100 μg
Maged et al. 2016(B) [15]	RCT	100	100	PPH, additional uterotonics, and blood transfusion	Oxytocin: 5 IU; per os; Carbetocin: 100 μg; per os
Nelson et al. 2021 [16]	RCT	1909	1894	PPH, additional uterotonics, and blood transfusion	Oxytocin: 10 IU; intravenous; Carbetocin: 100 μg; intravenous