Respiratory function during prostaglandin-induced labor.
In a group of patients receiving intraamniotic injection of prostaglandin F2alpha or intramuscular injection of a methyl analogue of prostaglandin E2 for the termination of pregnancy, significant ariway constriction was demonstrated. The greatest responses were seen in 2 patients who had personal or family histories of asthma. If such patients receive prostaglandins, they should be carefully monitored to detect clinically important airway obstruction.
D000650:Amnion; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008448:Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate; D008449:Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; D011247:Pregnancy; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014109:Total Lung Capacity; D014797:Vital Capacity
D011460:Prostaglandins F