title: Sudden death associated with terbutaline sulfate administration.
abstract: We present a case of sudden maternal death occurring during the ambulatory treatment of preterm labor in a twin pregnancy. The ultimate cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, the origin of which was probably multifactorial. The patient was being treated with the use of a subcutaneous terbutaline sulfate infusion pump.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hudgens
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Conradi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013726:Terbutaline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D013726:Terbutaline