OBJECTIVE: To evaluate oral nifedipine versus subcutaneous terbutaline tocolysis for external cephalic version (ECV). DESIGN: A double-blind randomised trial. SETTING: A university hospital in Malaysia.
Tocolysis: The administration of medications to stop uterine contractions during premature labor.
Tocolysis: Stopping contractions during premature labour.
Toxoid: Poison.
Toxoplasmosis: Infection caused by toxoplasma gondii.
Tocolysis - The process of stopping or delaying contractions during premature labor. Generally, tocolysis is only effective for a few days.
Tocolysis for external cephalic version of breech, particularly if unsuccessful otherwise
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External cephalic version for breech in early labor if the membranes are intact ...
Thirteen of the 55 patients (24%) received intravenous magnesium sulfate for tocolysis. A total of 136 amniotic fluid samples were collected, 127 transvaginally and 9 transabdominally.
All of these agents are called tocolytics, from "toco," referring to strength of the contractions + -lytic, meaning lysis, or to "break up or make go away." The act of treating PTL is called tocolysis.
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 291. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(5): 1115-1116.
Grimes DA, Nanda K (2006). Magnesium sulfate tocolysis: Time to quit. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 108(4): 986-989.
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 See also: Amnio, Premature, Gestation, Pregnancy, Ultrasound
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