Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Mar 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialOutpatient misoprostol compared with dinoprostone gel for preinduction cervical ripening: a randomized controlled trial.
To determine whether a single outpatient dose of intravaginal misoprostol (versus intracervical dinoprostone gel) reduces the oxytocin use for induction. Despite the numerous trials examining misoprostol for induction, the efficacy of a single outpatient dose of misoprostol followed by oxytocin induction is unknown. ⋯ A single dose of misoprostol administered in the outpatient setting significantly decreases oxytocin use, largely due to labor within the ripening period.