Clinical Trial: Pharmacokinetic Equivalence of Calcium Gluconate and Calcium Chloride in Parturients
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Postpartum Hemorrhage
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Pharmacokinetic Equivalence of Calcium Gluconate and Calcium Chloride in Parturients
Brief Summary:
Calcium is a life saving medicine in the care of parturients.It has many important uses including treatment of hypocalcemia, treatment of magnesium toxicity, prevention of hypocalcemia during blood transfusion (of citrate containing blood products), treatment of hyperkalemia, and others.Recent clinical trials also suggest that calcium given after cord clamping may decrease blood loss in patients undergoing cesarean delivery.2 FDA approved forms of calcium can be given intravenously: calcium chloride and calcium…
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