International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021 Background: Tocolytic agents are used to reduce preterm deliveries. Very few studies documenting the comparison of tocolytic agents viz. nifedipine, nitroglycerin dermal patches and isoxsuprine.
D. Rita, V. Haripriya
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Effects of sympathomimetic tocolytic agents on the fetus [PDF]
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 1974 The variety of factors controlling the onset of parturition, as well as the very complex mechanisms which physiologically maintain pregnancy by inhibiting uterine contractions are only partially understood today. As long as the triggering mechanisms, and the conditions favoring timely and early labor are incompletely known, symptomatic therapeutic ...
V. Unbehaun
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Atrial Fibrillation as a Rare Complication of the Use of Nifedipine as a Tocolytic Agent: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018 Calcium channel blockers are commonly used tocolytic agents on Labor and Delivery units worldwide as part of the management of preterm labor. Despite their overall reassuring safety profile, rare cardiovascular complications have been reported.
Nikolina P. Docheva +3 more
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Administration of Tocolytic Agents is not Only un useful but also Culprit to Prevent Preterm Labor [PDF]
, 2018 Short-term tocolysis using ritodrine and/or magnesium sulfate for threatened preterm labor is not common in Japan. Long term tocolytic management strategy to prevent preterm birth may contribute to the epidemiological data that the Japanese preterm ...
Masamitsu Nakamura
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Assessing Tocolytic Potency: Variability and Accuracy of AUC Versus Amplitude-Based Assessment of Pregnant Human Myometrial Contractions Ex Vivo. [PDF]
Reprod SciThe methodological approaches used to evaluate the inhibitory effects (potency determination) of tocolytic agents on human uterine contractions in ex vivo systems vary, and none of the methodologies has been subjected to scrutiny in terms of objectivity,
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Preventing Preterm Birth: The Search for Tocolytic Synergism. [PDF]
Reprod SciPreterm birth is a common cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, which are increasingly prevalent today. Preterm birth affects millions of babies worldwide and is the subject of intense study in its pathophysiology and therapy.
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, 2015 BACKGROUND: Preterm labour is onset of labour between 20 weeks and 37 completed weeks of gestation. Tocolytics are pharmacological agents that relax the uterine myometrium and inhibit uterine contractions leading to abolition of preterm labour.
N Usharani, Lakshmi Keshava
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Short-term tocolytics for preterm delivery – current perspectives [PDF]
International Journal of Women's Health, 2014 David M Haas, Tara Benjamin, Renata Sawyer, Sara K QuinneyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USAAbstract: Administration of short-term tocolytic agents can prolong pregnancy for women in ...
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A historical narrative review through the field of tocolysis in threatened preterm birth [PDF]
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: XPreterm birth presents a significant challenge in clinical obstetrics, requiring effective strategies to reduce associated mortality and morbidity risks.
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Use of Tocolytic Agents in Preterm Labor: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis from a Chinese Real‐World Study from 2016 to 2021 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and TherapeuticsWhat Is Known and Objective. Tocolytic agents are used to prolong gestational age and prevent immediate preterm birth (PTB). This study aims to provide an overview of the use of tocolytics among patients with PTB in China through retrospectively ...
H. Liu, Xianli Wang
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