Efficacy of oxytocin versus carbetocin in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section under general anesthesia: a prospective randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To compare the use of carbetocin and oxytocin in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section.

Methods: The present study was a prospective double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial performed in two university-based hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Two hundred and twenty women with the gestational age of more than 37 weeks, who needed cesarean operation, participated in the study.