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Case Reports
. 1995 Aug;39(6):847-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1995.tb04183.x.

The use of intravenous nitroglycerin for emergency cervico-uterine relaxation

A Wessén  1 , P Elowsson, P Axemo, B Lindberg
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Case Reports

The use of intravenous nitroglycerin for emergency cervico-uterine relaxation

A Wessén et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1995 Aug.

Abstract

A patient with a twin pregnancy was in preterm labour after 25 gestational weeks when, during vaginal delivery of the second twin, severe spasm of the cervix and fetal bradycardia ensued. Induction of general anesthesia did not relax the cervix. After bolus doses of nitroglycerin 100 + 50 micrograms i.v., prompt cervico-uterine relaxation was obtained allowing manual extraction of the baby. A short review of the literature and a summary of our experience in the administration of nitroglycerin i.v. in obstetrics are presented.

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