Sudden death associated with terbutaline sulfate administration.
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.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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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
D013726:Terbutaline