TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term use of magnesium sulfate as a tocolytic agent
AU - Wilkins, Isabelle A.
AU - Goldberg, James D.
AU - Phillips, Robin N.
AU - Bacall, Charles J.
AU - Chervenak, Frank A.
AU - Berkowitz, Richard L.
PY - 1986/3
Y1 - 1986/3
N2 - Two patients in premature labor were treated continuously for six and 13 weeks with intravenous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for tocolysis. In each case, conventional therapy with intravenous and oral ritodrine failed to abate uterine contractions, and attempts to taper the MgSO4were unsuccessful. Both pregnancies proceeded uneventfully otherwise, with normal fetal growth. Long-term MgSO4may be a safe and efficacious alternative for occasional patients not responding to other modes of therapy for the treatment of premature labor. (Obstet Gynecol 67:38S, 1986).
AB - Two patients in premature labor were treated continuously for six and 13 weeks with intravenous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for tocolysis. In each case, conventional therapy with intravenous and oral ritodrine failed to abate uterine contractions, and attempts to taper the MgSO4were unsuccessful. Both pregnancies proceeded uneventfully otherwise, with normal fetal growth. Long-term MgSO4may be a safe and efficacious alternative for occasional patients not responding to other modes of therapy for the treatment of premature labor. (Obstet Gynecol 67:38S, 1986).
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U2 - 10.1097/00006250-198603001-00011
DO - 10.1097/00006250-198603001-00011
M3 - Article
C2 - 3945464
AN - SCOPUS:0022638425
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 67
SP - 38S-40S
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 3
ER -