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Categ<strong>or</strong>y Inclusion Exclusion Rationale<br />

recommendations <strong>and</strong> discussion<br />

Drugs<br />

Outcomes<br />

Oxytocin<br />

Misoprostol<br />

Maternal: Cesarean<br />

section following<br />

<strong>induction</strong>, uterine hyperstimulation,<br />

uterine<br />

rupture, m<strong>or</strong>tality;<br />

Perinatal: hypoxia,<br />

significant m<strong>or</strong>bidity,<br />

m<strong>or</strong>tality;<br />

All other<br />

prostagl<strong>and</strong>ins <strong>and</strong><br />

uterotonics<br />

F<strong>or</strong> the <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>eseeable future, the<br />

population <strong>of</strong> interest has access to<br />

these two drugs within the health<br />

system<br />

The database <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> this review was developed, pretested <strong>and</strong> revised as necessary. The<br />

database was compiled using Excel s<strong>of</strong>tware. The searches resulted in identifying 962<br />

articles from five databases; 278 references remained following review <strong>of</strong> the abstract;<br />

140 references met the inclusion/exclusion criteria following full review <strong>of</strong> the article.<br />

Figure 2a provides an overview <strong>of</strong> the identification <strong>and</strong> inclusion process <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> the review<br />

<strong>of</strong> literature.<br />

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