This study was organized to find out the role and the efficacy of Misoprostol
in treating postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to traditional agents that
contract the uterus .
Place : Maternity hospital at Faculty of Medicine in Damascus university
Time : from 2, January, 2004 to 2, January, 2005 .
Number of patients : 18 patients who met the criteria in that period of time .
Criteria of selection : any patient with post partum hemorrhage due to
uterine atony that did not respond well to the administration of Oxytocin
and Metergin .
Misoprostol is an effective treatment of post partum hemorrhage due to
uterine atony unresponsive to Oxytocin and Metergin.
Our study confirms the results of international studies of effectiveness of the
use of misoprostol in treating post partum hemorrhage due to uterine atony.
